As per multiple reports in the past, next-year’s iPads are set to get a major refresh. Apple is expected to launch new models in early 2024. Now, a new report has shed an interesting light on the charging technology of the next-generation iPad Pros. The information comes from MacRumors citing a source familiar with companies that manufacture magnets for Apple products. The company’s flagship tablets are tipped to get support for wireless charging. 

Next-generation iPad Pro may feature MagSafe charging 

Over the last few years, Apple has been working on making features universal across its product portfolio. These include its propreitary silicon processors on Macs and iPads, MagSafe charging, and the USB-C port on all devices across categories. As per a previous report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also planning to transition to OLED displays on the iPad and MacBooks by 2027. 

MacRumors reports that Apple could introduce MagSafe wireless charging on the iPad Pros next year. The current tablets sport a metal unibody making them incompatible with wireless chargers. A glass or plastic back panel is required to support the charging technology. Previously, Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman had revealed that the Cupertino-based tech giant was planning glass back for the 2022 iPad Pro but it did not materialize. 

Cut to today, previous reports hint at Apple refreshing its entire iPad lineup with the Pro models getting significant upgrades next year. The iPad Pro in 2024 is speculated to boast OLED display panel, M3 chipsets, and an entirely new design. Notably, Apple hasn’t updated the design of its flagship tablets in several years. It remains to be seen what new design the company will adopt for its next-generation iPad Pro. 

A glass back panel would allow the iPad Pro to be compatible with wireless accessories as well as the MagSafe charger. This would also eliminate the need for different chargers required for owners of Apple devices and users could get out more of their existing MagSafe charging pads. MacRumors also adds that the MagSafe charging for the next year’s iPad Pro they’re hearing about may be similar to Apple’s wired charging solution for Macs rather than iPhone’s magnetic charging tech. 

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