Will Wacom Stylus work with iPhone?

I know this is an outdated artical but I had the same question but i wasn't satisfied with the answer so I searched a little more into the matter and decided to post a replay for anyone else that is wondering the same thing. 🙂

http://www.wacom.com/en-us/comp

Wacom mentions that a device need to be "Bluetooth Smart" & according to ZDnet in 2015.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-quietly-adds-bluetooth-4-2-to-iphone-6-iphone -6-plus-ipad-air-2/

Apple added it with a firmware update to 4.2. here's a quote from ZDnet worth mentioning.

The IoT aspect of the version is that it supports IPv6 for Bluetooth, allowing smart sensors to connect to the internet over the low-powered wireless standard 6LoWPAN.

As some reports suggest, it's possible that Apple has added Bluetooth 4.2 support via a firmware update. But despite Apple's updated specs sheet, it's uncertain whether support for the latest version of Bluetooth will translate into the benefits listed by Bluetooth SIG, since they may be dependent on new hardware.

Which sounds logical as you see on the official Bluetooth SIG

https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/bluetooth-core-specification

Two flavors of Bluetooth

The two most prevalent implementations of the specification are Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR), which was adopted as version 2.0/2.1, and Bluetooth with low energy (LE), which was adopted as version 4.0/4.1/4.2. Each implementation has different use cases and each implementation uses a different chipset to meet essential hardware requirements. Dual-mode chipsets are also available for applications that include both use cases.

Bluetooth SIG mentions that each implementation uses a different chipset. Although Apple updated the firmware to 4.2 I didn't find news that suggest Apple updated the chipset (not to say they silently did so for newer manufacturing phones).

My only suggestion is try it. Get the stylist that meets your needs and give it a try - you can & should always be able to return it. 🙂

think the answer is NO --

the three Wacom stylus only work with iPads because:

"it requires Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy support in order to provide pressure and button data to the API. That limits the devices that support this functionality to the iPad with Retina Display (iPad 3) introduced in 2012 and subsequent tablets. We are currently supporting only iOS 6.1 and higher."

Supported iPads:

iPad 3

iPad 4

iPad Air

iPad Mini

iPad Mini with Retina Display

efrombenicia wrote:

think the answer is NO --

the three Wacom stylus only work with iPads because:

"it requires Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy support in order to provide pressure and button data to the API.

Which the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have.

Wacom makes a fairly wide range of styli. You may want to contact them directly about the product your interested in. They may also be able to give you information about any products they'e planning specifically for the new line phones.

Best of luck.

yes, the technical specs of the iphone 6/6+ are "similar" to the current gen iPads but they are different devices and have different app requirements. Can't even load the supported apps on non-supported devices (ie iPad2 or earlier phones)

At this time, Wacom will tell you ICS2 is NOT supported for the phones and the iphone apps. Although the technical specs are similar, customer support has no information from engineering that wf pairing on phone will work now or in the future ...

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I'm not arguing that certain Wacom styli don't work. Just saying that BT 4.0 LE can't be the only reason. However, as the OP still has not specified which Wacom stylus they're interested in, BT specs don't really matter yet. Wacom makes non-BT styli as well. Hence, my suggestion they contact Wacom for information about the specific stylus.

I just got the Wacom stylus pen Model: CS-500P and paired it successfully with my new iPhone 6+. But, for the time being all the Stylus dose is the same thing all the other touch sensitive pens do. So no pressure difference function etc... Disappointment. Maybe I'm missing something.

It's a shame.

I was thinking about this today. If Wacom's Drawing Tablet could be paired with phone, then broadcasted over a monitor, i wouldn't be thinking of getting an iPad...

you can tell them here

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

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