Apple has a strange charging solution for its new iPad stylus
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It seems totally possible that the Pencil's Lightning connector could bend or break if you accidentally nudged it the wrong way while it's connected to the iPad Pro.
According to 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, Apple has apparently come up with a solution. It'll include a small adapter with the Pencil that can plug into a Lightning cable's connector, letting you charge the Pencil from a cable plugged into the wall or your computer's USB port, just like you would with an iPhone or iPad.
This is also a solution in case you need to charge both the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil at the same time. The iPad Pro only has one Lightning port, after all.
The rectangular adapter has two Lightning ports. One for the Lightning cable, and the other for the Pencil.
The dongle doesn't seem like the most elegant charging solution for the Apple Pencil. It looks pretty small, so there's a good chance people will lose it. It's also the second weird charging solution we've seen from Apple recently. A few weeks ago, Apple introduced the new Magic Mouse, which also charges from a Lightning cable. But the charging port is on the bottom of the mouse, making it impossible to charge and use at the same time. However, the mouse does have a quick charge function that can get you a few hours' of use after just two minutes of charging.
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