{
  "id": 8827755,
  "title": "A Shorter Apple Pencil Was Supposed to Launch Alongside iPhone Duo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/a-shorter-apple-pencil-was-supposed-to-launch-alongside-iphone-duo",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:47:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/20/iphone-duo-lacks-shorter-apple-pencil/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A shorter Apple Pencil for the iPhone Duo was in development, but Apple scrapped it due to \"technical problems ahead of mass production,\" according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . Instead, Apple said the iPhone Duo will gain support for the existing USB-C version of the Apple Pencil later this year. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Tags: Apple Pencil , Mark Gurman Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon)…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Lowyat.NET",
        "title": "Apple Reportedly Scrapped Shorter Apple Pencil For iPhone Duo Over Technical Problems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/apple-reportedly-scrapped-shorter-apple-pencil-for-iphone-duo-over",
        "published": "2026-09-21T00:23:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}