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Apple Pencil Support Reportedly Coming to iPhone Duo With iOS 27.2

publishers 26articles 31first reported 20 Oct, 18:12 UTCdeveloping since 21 Oct · 10 editions

Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo is set to gain support for the Apple Pencil (USB-C) through the iOS 27.2 software update, according to reports from MacRumors, The Mac Observer and 9to5Mac. The outlets differ on timing: 9to5Mac says the update is due next week, while The Mac Observer describes the feature as arriving later this year. The compatible USB-C Apple Pencil is priced at $79, with 9to5Toys reporting discounted Amazon pricing as low as $61.

The reports follow coverage of an earlier iOS 27.1 update prepared specifically for the Duo.

The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable smartphone. It has a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch cover screen, according to The National. The device measures 5.2mm thick when open and replaces Face ID with Touch ID integrated into the power button. It also omits the Action Button.

The National reported UAE prices ranging from Dh8,499 to Dh13,599 and said shipping times had lengthened amid strong demand. Apple has said the Duo’s two internal batteries function as one unit and deliver battery performance comparable with the iPhone 18 Pro.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, 2 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 66 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

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Source articles
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8, 2 with the article's own text
Independent newsrooms
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This version written
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Second model (editor)
revised
Publication gate
passed
Human review
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the sentence commenting on missing source details; the rest of the story is supported. - "Details of what that release changes were not included.": This is commentary about the source material rather than a reported fact.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

Apple Pencil Support Reportedly Coming to iPhone Duo With iOS 27.2

Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo is set to gain support for the Apple Pencil (USB-C) through the iOS 27.2 software update, according to reports from MacRumors, The Mac Observer and 9to5Mac. The outlets differ on timing: 9to5Mac says the update is due next week, while The Mac Observer describes the feature as arriving later this year. The compatible USB-C Apple Pencil is priced at $79, with 9to5Toys reporting discounted Amazon pricing as low as $61. The reports follow coverage of an earlier iOS 27.1 update prepared specifically for the Duo. Details of what that release changes were not included. The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable smartphone. It has a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch cover screen, according to The National. The device measures 5.2mm thick when open and replaces Face ID with Touch ID integrated into the power button. It also omits the Action Button. The National reported UAE prices ranging from Dh8,499 to Dh13,599 and said shipping times had lengthened amid strong demand. Apple has said the Duo’s two internal batteries function as one unit and deliver battery performance comparable with the iPhone 18 Pro.

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