I doubt it. There’s no place to charge it. There’s a reason Apple had to cobble together that USB-C Pencil to work with the base iPad. The charger and magnets had to be moved so the landscape camera could be relocated.
Are you sure? I don’t see a mention anywhere of backlit keys:
Charging and pairing changed to accommodate the new camera so no. But the base Pencil works with all USBC iPads.
Give it time. All those YouTubers are probably still in the room they always have for doing hands on demos. It’s only been an hour since the event ended. Expect a slew of new videos over the course of the day.
Are you sure? I don’t see a mention anywhere of backlit keys:
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 13‑inch (M4) - British English - White
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is thin and portable with multiple viewing angles and a built-in trackpad with haptic feedback. Buy now at apple.com.www.apple.com
On that very page it says 'comfortable backlit keys'.Are you sure? I don’t see a mention anywhere of backlit keys:
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 13‑inch (M4) - British English - White
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is thin and portable with multiple viewing angles and a built-in trackpad with haptic feedback. Buy now at apple.com.www.apple.com
I don’t think so, since it doesn’t magnetically connect and pair with the new Air and Pro. That’s because they had to move the magnets to accommodate the landscape camera.
Just ordered one.![]()
Apple at its "Let Loose" event today announced a new Magic Keyboard for the latest iPad Pro models, with a thinner, lighter design.
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Apple says the Magic Keyboard has been redesigned to be thinner and lighter, while maintaing the same floating design.
Two colors are available that match the new iPad Pro. New features include a function row with screen brightness controls, an aluminum palm rest, and a larger trackpad with haptic feedback. Apple claims that thanks to the trackpad, working on iPad Pro "feels just like using a MacBook." The new Magic Keyboard can be pre-ordered today and will be available next week, with the 11-inch model priced at $299 and the 13-inch version costing $349.
Article Link: Apple Announces Redesigned Magic Keyboard for New iPad Pro Starting at $299
How is this even a question? You mean to tell me this trillion dollar company couldn’t find a solution that does both? Like say, moving the charging point of for the pencil to the side where they have more room (and honestly, the pencil on the side when in landscape would be great)? Or keeping the magnets in the same place inside the pencil so that it sits off center? Or making the bezel, what, like a millimeter thicker around the sides to accommodate the required magnets and the camera?
I think it requires the lighter and thinner enclosure. Using the heavier older models could cause it to topple over since the weight would no longer be counterbalanced, and closing it might be difficult with an iPad that's markedly thicker.
yep... I've been looking at the pictures of the new one and then looking at my current 11 inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard and I'm trying to figure out how they made the function rows fit and the trackpad bigger, because it still has to fit the dimensions of the iPad Pro itself since it acts as a cover. Ordered it anyway and I'm sure Apple made it great, I've been very happy with my 2018 iPad Pro / keyboard / pencil combo and it justified me upgrading after 6 years as it is my primary travel computer and I travel nearly half the week, every week.
Take a look at my post above - it's a crude mockup which assumes the keycaps are the same size but looks about right!
The two Pencils look exactly the same, but they didn’t say WHICH Pencil was attached to the Air. They glossed over it so they could mention the new Pencil at the end of the presentation. Whether that was a new Pencil was the first thought I had when they showed that image. It had to be in order for them to relocate the camera.
In that side-by-side image, you can see the new iPad Pro overhangs the keyboard by probably close to an inch less than the prior iPad/keyboard. That’s how they’re making room for the larger touchpad and function row. The lighter weight of the new iPad makes that possible. The previous Magic Keyboard has a hinge that angles in towards the keyboard pushing the iPad forward and cutting off more of the keyboard’s surface area. With a lighter iPad, the hinge can be more vertical, pushing the iPad further back and still be able to counterweight properly. With a hinge like that, an older and heavier iPad would topple over.
The case is designed for a thinner iPad and wouldn’t close properly on your fatter one. Since it’s aluminum and inflexible it would prob crack your screen glass.
Yeah when you go to the buy page the only options for the Pro are the Pencil Pro and the USB-C Pencil. Kinda shady the way they showed it in the presentation because it looks like it attaches exactly the same way as the previous one did. So if you have the old magnetic pencil I guess you sell it? Or Apple recycles it? Thankfully I rarely used mine so I won’t miss it.
