Apple is about to take a surprising turn to the use of Apple Pencil with the arrival of Ipados 19, and everything indicates that its bet goes far beyond simple technical improvements. As the renowned journalist Mark Gurman has revealed, the Cupertino company would be finalizing a function of Arab calligraphy For its digital pencil, which would mean a radical change in its creative and cultural approach.
The objective of this movement is reinforce your presence in key markets As India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, where the art of calligraphic writing has enormous historical and symbolic relevance.
Calligraphy on iPad
The novelty would come in the form of what Gurman describes as a “virtual cane calligraphic pen”, a tool traditionally used by Arab calligraphs and known as Kamish Pen. Unlike a conventional fountain or a metal pen, this type of pen is manufactured from river rods and allows an organic and expressive line, typical of the elegant Arabian letters written in great detail. Apple will not launch a new physical tip type for its pencil (at least not for now), but will implement this function by softwaretaking advantage of the sensitivity to the pressure and inclination offered by the most recent models of Apple Pencil.
It is not yet known if this tool will be available in all Apple Pencil models or if it will be exclusive to the new Apple Pencil Pro and the model with USB-C, but what is clear is that Apple wants to turn its tablet into a first-class artistic instrument, with options increasingly adapted to different cultures and forms of expression. The arrival of this function would have all the meaning of the world within the framework of the next WWDC 2025where Apple is expected to officially announce Ipados 19 and other novelties related to its creative ecosystem.
In addition to this calligraphic function, Gurman has also advanced that Apple prepares a New advanced bidirectional keyboardcapable of alternating fluidly between Arabic and English in iOS and ipados. Together, these functions point to the same goal: to make the iPad and the iPhone more versatile, inclusive tools adapted to the real needs of users outside the western market.
This movement is because Apple has been trying to expand its share in emerging regions where technological growth is triggered and where Android has an advantage. With India positioning itself as one of the largest smartphones markets in the world and the Middle East showing a strong interest in high -end products, Apple's strategy becomes increasingly global. And the most interesting thing is that, along the way, it is opening its software to new ways of interacting with technology, breaking with its traditional closed approach.
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The iPad, which is already a creative reference tool, rises to another level with this novelty, also becoming a bridge between artistic tradition and digital innovation. And all this does by the hand of Apple Pencil.
He June 9during the WWDC, we will leave doubts, but everything indicates that Ipados 19 will not be only one more update, but a step towards a more universal and culturally connected Apple.
