In his current Energy On e-newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reviews that Apple is trying to supply a brand new functionality with the Apple Pencil: help for a “digital reed calligraphy pen” that will make the gadget a instrument for Arabic calligraphy.
A reed pen is also called a Kamish pen. The “analog” model, if you’ll, is often constructed from river reeds and has been used for hundreds of years by Center Japanese calligraphers. Apple gives just one sort of Pencil tip, and Gurman calls it a “digital” pen, so it appears that evidently the Arabic calligraphy help will likely be carried out via software program. Gurman doesn’t supply extra specifics, so it’s not clear if reed pen help could be for all 4 Apple Pencil fashions or if it will be restricted to the Apple Pencil Professional and/or Apple Pencil (USB-C).
As half of a bigger push to develop its presence in India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, Apple additionally has plans to supply a “extremely superior bi-directional keyboard” that may swap between Arabic and English for iOS and iPadOS. Gurman doesn’t state when the pen and the keyboard will likely be out there, although they’ll doubtless be a part of the brand new iPadOS 19 bulletins at WWDC25 on June 9.
Apple Pencil Professional
Apple Pencil (USB-C)
