Thanks to imminent EU rules, the subsequent Apple Pencil may characteristic replaceable batteries.
It has been almost three years since Apple launched its refreshed stylus with a USB-C port and two years for the reason that extra premium Apple Pencil Professional. In keeping with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple reportedly has two new Apple Pencil fashions in retailer for the primary half of 2027, to associate with the anticipated launch of its up to date iPad fashions.
Gurman reported that one mannequin, with the codename B582, might be an replace to the entry-level Apple Pencil that costs with a USB-C port. The second refresh, at the moment codenamed B632, will refresh the Apple Pencil Professional. Whereas the present Apple Pencil Pro mannequin launched a brand new sensor that may sense a consumer squeezing on the barrel, Gurman mentioned that the upcoming design may see some enhancements to repairability. In keeping with Gurman, Apple is difficult at work making an attempt to evolve to the brand new European Union rules calling for extra simply replaceable batteries inside client electronics, which may result in extra repairable Apple Pencil fashions.
For Apple clients, it might be a welcome change since iFixit has deemed all Apple Pencil fashions “repairability fails” because of the incapacity to interchange the interior batteries after they die. It would not be the primary time that European Union rules had some affect on Apple’s product designs, contemplating the momentous shift to USB-C with the iPhone 15 lineup.
