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A Shorter Apple Pencil Was Supposed to Launch Alongside iPhone Duo

MacRumors • Mon, 21 Sep 2026

A shorter Apple Pencil for the iPhone Duo was in development, but Apple scrapped it due to "technical problems ahead of mass production," according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . Instead, Apple said the iPhone Duo will gain support for the existing USB-C version of the Apple Pencil later this year. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Tags: Apple Pencil , Mark Gurman Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon) Related Forums: iPhone , iPad Accessories This article, " A Shorter Apple Pencil Was Supposed to Launch Alongside iPhone Duo " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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A shorter Apple Pencil for the iPhone Duo was in development, but Apple scrapped it due to "technical problems ahead of mass production," according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman .

Instead, Apple said the iPhone Duo will gain support for the existing USB-C version of the Apple Pencil later this year.

Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Tags: Apple Pencil , Mark Gurman Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon) Related Forums: iPhone , iPad Accessories This article, " A Shorter Apple Pencil Was Supposed to Launch Alongside iPhone Duo " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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