The Apple Pencil Pro’s ‘Barrel Roll’ gyroscope feature can adjust the size and orientation of brushes in iPad software. | Image: Apple
Apple announced its third-generation Apple Pencil today during its “Let Loose” iPad event, adding Find My support and new capabilities for adapting the stylus to different creative tasks. Available to order today for $129 — the same price as the second-gen Apple Pencil — the new Apple Pencil Pro introduces features closer to what you’d find on pens for dedicated drawing tablets — like a “Barrel Roll” gyroscope feature and a squeeze gesture for switching between software functions.
This is the first real update to the Apple Pencil series since the second-generation model was announced in 2018. While the more affordable USB-C Apple Pencil that was released last year supported a wider range of iPad models than the Apple Pencil 2, it also…