Here’s the likely reason the iPhone Ultra isn’t getting an Apple Pencil

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/Heres-the-likely-reason-the-iPhone-Ultra-isnt-getting-an-Apple-Pencil.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">A report yesterday suggested that Apple considered making a special version of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-pencil/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Pencil</a> for the upcoming <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-ultra/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone Ultra</a> before <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/30/iphone-ultra-apple-pencil-support-tested/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deciding against it</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Bloomberg</em> suggests that there are three reasons behind this decision, one of them being a desire not to conflict with the position adopted by <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/steve-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Steve Jobs</a> when launching the original iPhone. However, this was almost certainly not the deciding factor …</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="apple-pencil,iphone-ultra,opinion" data-layer-viewtype="search" data-post-id="1066687" href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/heres-the-likely-reason-the-iphone-ultra-isnt-getting-an-apple-pencil/#more-1066687" class="more-link">more…</a>via You searched for iphone - 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/oWCRT0v