A few days ago the new iPad Pro 2021 was presented. It has features that undoubtedly attract all users such as a higher quality screen but not everything is counted in a presentation. As the days go by, new data is known that may not end up being really positive, such as the compatibility of accessories. We tell you all the details that have been known below.
iPad Pro will not be compatible with older Magic Keyboard
If you already have a 12.9-inch iPad Pro from the previous generation, you may also have a Magic Keyboard. Apple‘s scissor-action keyboard for iPads has certainly been all the rage. The Magic Keyboard for iPad with Trackpad has made many people productive despite its high price. But the bad news comes when this accessory will not be able to be used in the next generation iPad.
In a recent report that has been delivered to Apple stores on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro it has been found that it is 0.5 mm thicker than the previous generation. This makes it logical that the Magic Keyboard of the previous generation cannot be used as it does not fit correctly. And although it may seem that this increase is something totally insignificant, the truth is that it can end up causing the iPad Pro not to close properly when the previous generation keyboard is hooked.
The solution presented here is to get hold of a new Magic Keyboard. It should be remembered that in the same presentation the corresponding accessories for the new generation of iPad were presented, and specifically it was announced that the Magic Keyboard was being put on sale in white. The truth is that the moment that can be said is that the existing changes between generations are non-existent since it would have the same characteristics except that it adapts perfectly to the body of the device with this increase in thickness.
Although it should be noted that this ‘problem’ is only present in the larger model. In the reports, there have been no changes in the proportion of the 11-inch model that could initially use the keyboard of the previous generation without any problem, something that is undoubtedly appreciated.
The critics have not waited
As is logical, users have claimed that this is undoubtedly an Apple strategy to have to spend several hundred euros on a new Magic Keyboard. But the truth is that this thickness may have been increased due to the additions that have had to be made inside. The fact of having a new screen as well as new hardware that does not resemble the previous generation at all may have caused this increase in thickness. On the other hand, that the 11-inch model continues to be compatible leaves this accusation in the air since if they had wanted to get more money, the strategy would have been applied in both models.
This is something that we can also be used to in the case of iPhones. Generation after generation there are changes that force you to have to buy new covers. We are facing something quite similar and not for that reason it is a strategy to be able to earn much more money. The design for the good and for me must be modified and these are the consequences that it can have.
