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

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