Thank to upcoming EU regulation , the next Apple Pencil could feature replaceable batterie .
It' been nearly three year ince Apple introduced it refre hed tylu with a USB-C port and two year ince the more premium Apple Pencil Pro. According to Bloomberg' Mark Gurman, Apple reportedly ha two new Apple Pencil model in tore for the fir t half of 2027, to go along with the expected relea e of it updated iPad model .
Gurman reported that one model, with the codename B582, will be an update to the entry-level Apple Pencil that charge with a USB-C port. The econd refre h, currently codenamed B632, will refre h the Apple Pencil Pro. While the exi ting Apple Pencil Pro model introduced a new en or that can en e a u er queezing on the barrel, Gurman aid that the upcoming de ign could ee ome improvement to repairability. According to Gurman, Apple i hard at work trying to conform to the new European Union regulation calling for more ea ily replaceable batterie within con umer electronic , which could lead to more repairable Apple Pencil model .
For Apple cu tomer , it would be a welcome change ince iFixit ha deemed all Apple Pencil model "repairability fail " due to the inability to replace the internal batterie after they die. It wouldn't be the fir t time that European Union regulation had ome impact on Apple' product de ign , con idering the momentou hift to USB-C with the iPhone 15 lineup.
