Thankfully, Apple has no plans to cripple its Pencil accessory for the iPad Pro. After the most recent iOS 9.3 beta removed the ability to navigate around iOS with the $99 add-on — marketed as a drawing tool more than a stylus — Apple has confirmed with The Verge that all of those features will soon make a comeback. "We believe a finger will always be the primary way users navigate on an iPad, but we understand that some customers like to use Apple Pencil for this as well and we’ve been working on ways to better implement this while maintaining compatibility during this latest beta cycle," a spokesperson said. "We will add this functionality back in the next beta of iOS 9.3."

So the Pencil isn't losing any capabilities; Apple claims it's just working to improve them — and temporarily removing them from the beta in the meantime. But worry not, iPad Pro owners: you'll be able to use the Pencil just like your finger in the next beta release and once iOS 9.3 is officially released to the public with new features like Night Shift. Still, it's worth remembering that these betas are also public for users who opt in, so it's definitely a headache for the early iPad Pro adopters who unexpectedly lost some useful functionality. Soon you'll be swiping between home screens and selecting text with the Pencil once again.