Release of Apple Pencil for new iPad delayed
- October 21, 2022
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The new 10th-gen iPad features a USB-C port instead of Lightning, but the device remains compatible only with the first-generation Apple Pencil, meaning an adapter is now required
The new 10th-gen iPad features a USB-C port instead of Lightning, but the device remains compatible only with the first-generation Apple Pencil, meaning an adapter is now required to connect and charge the Apple Pencil. iPad.
The adapter ships with the first-generation Apple Pencil, but customers who already own an Apple Pencil must purchase the adapter separately for $9. While the new iPad is scheduled to launch on October 26, the adapter faces a 3-4 week delivery delay at Apple’s US online store for orders placed today.
The Apple Pencil connects to one end of the adapter and the USB-C charging cable to the other end of the adapter and iPad. Such a setup looks pretty funny and caused the adapter to become a meme on social networks after the announcement of the new iPad.
Despite the updated design with straight edges, as with other models iPadThe 10th-gen iPad isn’t compatible with the second-gen Apple Pencil, presumably because the device has a new horizontal FaceTime camera that takes up space where the magnetic charging port would normally be. Second generation Apple Pencil. Source
Source: Port Altele
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