iPhone Duo now supports Apple Pencil with iOS 27.2

<figure> <img alt="A photo of the iPhone Duo closed" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268762_iPhone_Duo_AKrales_1034.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple has just released iOS 27.2, bringing Apple Pencil support to the iPhone Duo. The software update also includes an "Edge Light" feature for the iPhone Duo that's intended to illuminate your face during video calls.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple previously said the iPhone Duo would <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989294/iphone-ultra-fold-multitasking-ios">add support for the Apple Pencil "later this year."</a> The company's first foldable comes with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989294/iphone-ultra-fold-multitasking-ios">revamped iOS 27 controls</a> designed to work across the device's 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer screen. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1016526/apple-made-for-iphone-duo-badge-app-store">Many major apps</a>, like Netflix, Prime Video, and Microsoft Outlook, already support the Duo's extra screen real estate, but <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018282/adam-mosseri-admits-instagram-on-the-iphone-duo-needs-some-work">some still need some work</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The iOS 27.2 update also allow …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018827/ios-27-2-iphone-duo-apple-pencil">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>