APPLE SPECIAL EVENTApple Pencil support
We always thought the rumour that the new iPhone
11 Pro would support the Apple Pencil (or that the
company would even make a smaller one just for it)
was sketchy at best. Sure enough, the new iPhones
don’t support the Apple Pencil.
Bi-directional wireless charging
Part of the Qi wirelesschargingstandardis supportfor
an option‘bi‑directional’ wireless charging feature. So
not only could your phone be charged wirelessly, but
it could serve as a wireless charger for other devices.
In other words, you could place AirPods (inside their
wireless charging case) or another iPhone on the back
of your new iPhone 11 to wirelessly charge them.
Apple even reportedly moved the Apple logo down
to the centre of the back of the iPhone 11 to make
it clearer exactly where devices should be placed to
charge. But this feature seems to have been scrapped at
the last minute. Apple made no mention of it, it’s not on
It was rumoured that
the iPhone 11 would
support the Apple Pencil