‘Who wants a stylus?’ — Steve Jobs famously mocked them, but Apple Pencil support could be the iPhone Duo’s secret weapon

Steve Jobs once famously quipped, "Who wants a stylus?" during the iPhone launch in 2007, arguing that the best stylus everyone needed was already at their fingertips - their fingers. Touchscreen displays quickly became the norm in smartphones and tablets, proving superior to styluses for navigating interfaces. However, the stylus has never truly disappeared, finding advocates in areas like drawing and note-taking.

The Apple Pencil, introduced alongside the redesigned iPad Pro in 2018, was a significant improvement over the original Apple Pencil, featuring wireless charging and magnetic attachment to the iPad. The original Apple Pencil was plagued with design issues, leading to its eventual redesign. The Apple Newton MessagePad, launched in 1993, was one of the earliest devices to feature a stylus for input and handwriting recognition.

Despite Jobs' initial disdain for styluses, the Apple Pencil's integration into the iPhone Duo could prove to be a secret weapon, offering users a more precise drawing, handwriting, and document annotation experience.