<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false">Apple has been granted a patent indicating a next-gen Apple Pencil that could work with non-touch surfaces like the iPhone and more.The new Apple Pencil is said to feature optical sensors such as optical flow sensors and laser speckle flow sensors.These sensors can detect various aspects like position, orientation, and motion of the input device.The Apple Pencil Pro support may explain why Apple hasn't enabled support for its iPad accessory on the upcoming visionOS 26 update.