FEATUREAnd none of the use-cases for the Apple Pencil
above are exactly game-changers. No one’s going to
rush to buy an iPhone just because they can use a
£99 to £129 stylus with it. But it would be a welcome
feature for those of us who already use Apple Pencils
with our iPads (which is why I hope Apple will let us
use both the first- and second-generation Apple Pencils
with it). I already find myself trying to tap my iPhone
with my Apple Pencil after I’ve been using it for a while.
Apple would simply be granting reality to actions that
have felt natural for a while now.
It won’t be a major selling point, but it’ll be a
welcome option for people who want it. Ideally, we
wouldn’t even have to buy a separate device. That
approach is well in line with Apple’s policy as of late, as
it’s less insistent on forcing us to use devices a certain
way and more willing to, say, let us use mice on the iPad
or play with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers on
our Apple TVs. They’re useful features that not everyone
will need, but which plenty of people would be grateful
to have. And I like that about this new Apple.FEATURE
Andnoneoftheuse-casesfortheApplePencil
aboveareexactlygame-changers.Noone’sgoingto
rushtobuyaniPhonejustbecausetheycanusea
£99to£129styluswithit.Butitwouldbeawelcome
featureforthoseofuswhoalreadyuseApplePencils
withouriPads(whichiswhyI hopeApplewillletus
useboththefirst-andsecond-generationApplePencils
withit).IalreadyfindmyselftryingtotapmyiPhone
withmyApplePencilafterI’vebeenusingitforawhile.
Applewouldsimplybegrantingrealitytoactionsthat
havefeltnaturalforawhilenow.
It won’tbea majorsellingpoint,butit’llbea
welcomeoptionforpeoplewhowantit.Ideally,we
wouldn’tevenhavetobuyaseparatedevice.That
approachiswellinlinewithApple’spolicyasoflate,as
it’slessinsistentonforcingustousedevicesacertain
way and more willing to, say, let us use mice on the iPad
orplaywithXboxOneandPlayStation4 controllerson
ourAppleTVs.They’reusefulfeaturesthatnoteveryone
willneed,butwhichplentyofpeoplewouldbegrateful
tohave.AndIlikethataboutthisnewApple.