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Don't expect an Apple Pencil for the folding iPhone

AppleInsider • Sun, 30 Aug 2026

"If you see a stylus, they blew it," was a Steve Jobs position on why fingers are the input choice on iPhone. While iPad has Apple Pencil , Apple isn't looking to make one for the iPhone Ultra. iPhone Fold won't ship with a stylus Even though Steve Jobs might have made a point to avoid styluses in 2007, that stance can easily have changed in the intervening 19 years. Apple has allegedly tested a stylus-like device for the iPhone Fold , but it won't be releasing it with the product. According to the "Power On" newsletter from Bloomberg , Apple at least prototyped a shorter Apple Pencil that could magnetically attach to the foldable iPhone . However, testing revealed such a product would prove awkward for the form factor. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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"If you see a stylus, they blew it," was a Steve Jobs position on why fingers are the input choice on iPhone.

While iPad has Apple Pencil , Apple isn't looking to make one for the iPhone Ultra.

iPhone Fold won't ship with a stylus Even though Steve Jobs might have made a point to avoid styluses in 2007, that stance can easily have changed in the intervening 19 years.

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