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iOS 27.2 brings Apple Pencil support to Apple's iPhone Duo foldable

The Verge's hands-on review finds the $2,000 folding iPhone makes a surprisingly convincing digital notebook with the USB-C Apple Pencil.

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What to know

  • The iPhone Duo, Apple's foldable iPhone, gained official Apple Pencil support with this week's iOS 27.2 update, a first for any iPhone.
  • The supported stylus is the USB-C Apple Pencil, which lacks pressure sensitivity but still supports Scribble handwriting-to-text conversion in apps like Notes, Messages and Safari.
  • A Verge hands-on review argues the $2,000, book-shaped device works surprisingly well as a stand-in for a paper notebook, alongside other novel use cases like a waist-level camera viewfinder and e-reader.

“Notebooks are nice and help you express creativity. Phones are bad attention-stealing machines, or something.”

Allison Johnson, Verge reporter · The Verge ↗ · Oct 29

Allison Johnson Verge reporterApple Maker of the iPhone Duo and Apple Pencil

iOS 27.2 brings Apple Pencil support to Apple's iPhone Duo foldable
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    Verge publishes hands-on review of Duo as a notebook stand-in

    Allison Johnson writes a hands-on piece describing how the Pencil-equipped, book-shaped Duo functions as a digital notebook, including Scribble handwriting-to-text in Notes, Messages and Safari.

    “Apple’s $2,000 folding phone is a surprisingly good stand-in for a $20 notebook.”
    — Allison Johnson
  2. background

    Apple ships iOS 27.2 with Apple Pencil support for iPhone Duo — The update officially enables USB-C Apple Pencil compatibility on the iPhone Duo, making it the first iPhone to support the stylus.