Unlike iPhones, Apple doesn't sell previous-gen iPads, so it wouldn't need to keep the accessory around to support different slates. There would be no new iPads that could facilitate it, making it likely that Apple would retire the older gadget. If this happened, the first-gen Apple Pencil would be completely redundant. This would make it the final iPad line to drop Apple's proprietary charging tech, though iPhones still use it. The iPad Air 5 with its Apple Pencil (Image credit: Future)Ī new leak suggests that Apple's entry-level iPad in 2022 could get a USB-C port instead of Lightning. The move to USB-C has been accompanied by a design overhaul for iPads, to facilitate the magnetic clip for charging the Apple Pencil 2.Īnd that's where the problem lies. Without Lightning ports, the original Apple Pencil has no convenient way of charging not unless you're willing to fiddle with various adaptors and dongles that Apple has sold in the past. Now it's just the entry-level models left. The Air line lost the port in 2020 while the Mini did in 2021. The reason for this is simple: Lightning ports are slowly dropping off iPads. The Apple Pencil 2 has found itself adopted by more and more iPads, including the Pro, Air, and in 2021 Mini lines, over the years. It's no wonder the Apple Pencil 2 was more popular, as it uses magnets to snap to the top of the iPad where it charges wirelessly. This is one of those Apple design decisions that has been mocked mercilessly, just like the wireless mouse with the plug on the bottom of the thing.
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