According to a patent picked up by PatentlyApple, Apple has been working on a version of the Apple Pencil that contains new color-sensing hardware.

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The Apple Pencil-related patent application, number 20190324561, "Stylus with Display," suggests multiple different ways that color could be chosen by the user directly on the device.

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