Apple has patented a possible next-generation Apple Pencil that can sample colors from the real world and then input that same color onto an iPad, as well as other features, including the ability ...

Apple is exploring new Apple Pencil technology that could allow the device to sample colors from the real world to use in digital art, drawings, edits, and more, according to an Apple patent ...

In fact, Apple already secured a patent for essentially the same smart pencil color-sensing technology in 2020, and that still hasn’t been publicly mentioned by the company.