Apple’s next iPad Pro has wireless charging and a glass back: report

by Shivendra Singh · June 4, 2021

The 2021 11-inch iPad Pro. This review has focused a lot on the 12.9, but other than the screen and size the 11-inch is the same.

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Apple is working on a new version of the iPad Pro with wireless charging, according to a new report in Bloomberg. To accommodate the technology, Apple will reportedly switch to a glass back for the new models, instead of the aluminum found on the rear of every iPad released so far.

Apple is said to be testing a magnetic charging system for the new iPad Pro similar to the MagSafe connector introduced with the iPhone 12 range of phones last year. Apple may also include reverse wireless charging in the new iPad Pro, according to the report, which would allow the iPad to serve as a wireless charging point itself.

Apple only just released the new M1 iPad Pro with its Mini LED display, and the wireless charging model reportedly won’t be ready…