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iOS 17.1 Code References Apple Pencil With USB-C

sw1tcher said:
Maybe it's just a coincidence that tripsnyc's last post was on Sep. 6, account was suspended on Sep. 6, while cateye joined on Sep 6 too. 🤷‍♂️
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LIES! I joined on October 18, 2011. I don't post much. ;) (You meant marzbarz.)
 
marzbarz said:
so more e-waste

thanks. this usb-c move is such a cluster****
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Well, that's Apple's fault? Apple released iPad Pro with USB C in 7th November of 2018, and at the very same day they released Apple Pencil 2 what was to be used with that iPad with guess what? Lighting connector. Yeah. And now you are telling us that USB C move is causing e-waste, not all the Lighting clown fiesta for the sake of having licensing fees revenue from 3rd party cables and connectors. Users should be happy daddy EU spanked Apple's ass on this
 
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Woochoo said:
Well, that's Apple's fault? Apple released iPad Pro with USB C in 7th November of 2018, and at the very same day they released Apple Pencil 2 what was to be used with that iPad with guess what? Lighting connector. Yeah. And now you are telling us that USB C move is causing e-waste, not all the Lighting clown fiesta for the sake of having licensing fees revenue from 3rd party cables and connectors. Users should be happy daddy EU spanked Apple's ass on this
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The Lightning Pencil 1 was released in 2015 with the first generation iPad Pros. The Pencil 2 that was released with the 2018 3rd generation iPad Pros charged magnetically not with a Lightning or USBC port.

But for all we know, this code is talking about the Pencil 1 which still charges with USB-C on a brick, computer, or iPad. Only the iPad port was affected by the EU mandate so they really haven't spanked anything as far as charging the Pencil 1 or 2 are concerned.
 
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cateye said:
Out of curiosity, how long do you intend to tilt at that windmill? (rhetorical, you don't have to answer that). Almost of your posts are moaning about USB-C: Complaining about the EU, complaining about Apple, complaining at people who try to engage you about it. Most one sentence, just angry reactions. That's it.

To be clear, you can prefer Lightning all you like. Not for me to tell you what connector is better for your uses. Stockpile Lightning cables and devices, if you want. But, as a practical, on-the-ground distinction, all the hand-wringing about will they or won't they, who forced who, etc. That ship has sailed. The iPhone 15 lineup is the line in the sand. Not worth the sturm und drang to belabor it, honestly.
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complaining at people who engage me about it? I'm simply voicing my opinion when someone is responding to it. why are you so against that? freedom of speech, that's all.

the ship hasn't sailed, this new Apple Pencil isn't even out yet.

I have no clue what your point is. you don't like my opinion? move on. ignore me. doing literally anything else would have been more productive.
 
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fwmireault said:
1) you assume things we don't know. 2) nobody forces you to upgrade. I have a gen 2 Apple Pencil and will be able to charge it with my iPad regardless if there is a new gen or not
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1) you were assuming things about my argument that I never said.
2) never said anything of the like
 
Woochoo said:
Well, that's Apple's fault? Apple released iPad Pro with USB C in 7th November of 2018, and at the very same day they released Apple Pencil 2 what was to be used with that iPad with guess what? Lighting connector. Yeah. And now you are telling us that USB C move is causing e-waste, not all the Lighting clown fiesta for the sake of having licensing fees revenue from 3rd party cables and connectors. Users should be happy daddy EU spanked Apple's ass on this
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huh? simply reuse the Apple Pencil with wireless charging.

have no idea what you are trying to say.
 
Mity said:
I love the magnetic charger on the AP2. Very elegant.
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It really is elegant. It just works. But I also won’t put it past them to release a clumsier low end version with USB-C to make the more expensive higher end magnetic version more appealing. That’s the key reason why I think they rather cause “confusion” in the line up to upsell more high end pencils than to simplify their product line with an unified pencil.
 
Looks like a new Apple Pencil will be released. A new Pencil that works with all the iPads will be good.
 
marzbarz said:
so more e-waste

thanks. this usb-c move is such a cluster****
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Nothing to do with the EU. Pretty sure Apple did this on their own as they switched over their iPad Pro line to USB-C almost five years ago creating all these incompatibility issues in their lineup.
 
But do they have the bravery to do it? Like how they got rid of leather?
 
unchecked said:
It really is elegant. It just works. But I also won’t put it past them to release a clumsier low end version with USB-C to make the more expensive higher end magnetic version more appealing. That’s the key reason why I think they rather cause “confusion” in the line up to upsell more high end pencils than to simplify their product line with an unified pencil.
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Do ALL iPads support magnetic docking and charging? If not, then it may be a way to lower costs for those models.

Or perhaps it's for power users with multiple APs that run out of battery on their main AP and need to charge it while they use their spare AP?
 
USB C charging for the Apple Pencil 3 could also mean no problem anymore for landscape mode FaceTime camera placement for the iPad Pro..
 
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