When Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo backmost successful September, it said Apple Pencil enactment would get "later this year". With the foldable lone going connected merchantability this Friday, and Apple usually releasing its bigger bundle updates successful December, it looked similar Duo owners were successful for a spot of a wait. Thankfully, that's not the case.
According to a tipster connected X, Apple Pencil enactment is included successful the iOS 27.2 merchandise campaigner that rolled retired connected Monday, and it works. iOS 27.2 is expected to beryllium released connected oregon astir Monday, October 26, truthful if you managed to unafraid a launch-day pre-order for the iPhone Duo, you'll lone person to hold a fewer days.
Apple Pencil enactment is with iOS 27.2 btw
iOS 27.2 RC rolled retired Monday, and it works https://t.co/tt3QQbjkZv
— Max Weinbach (@mweinbach) October 21, 2026There is simply a catch, nevertheless - the Duo lone works with the Apple Pencil (USB-C). No different models are compatible, truthful if you ain an Apple Pencil Pro oregon an older Pencil, you'll request to bargain the USB-C one, which costs $79 successful Apple's US store. Apple says you'll beryllium capable to instrumentality notes, sketch, oregon people up documents connected either of the Duo's displays.
On a related note, Apple besides reportedly plans to bring Reachability to the iPhone Duo aboriginal this year. On different iPhones, this lowers the apical fractional of the interface truthful it's easier to scope with 1 hand, but connected the Duo it volition bring the near oregon close edges of the surface wrong scope with a pat instead. There's nary connection connected which iOS mentation volition adhd it yet.
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