Apple may release an iPad Pro with wireless charging sometime next year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the technology giant is currently developing the new iPad Pro and the new iPad mini. According to reports, Apple will replace the aluminum case of the Pro tablet with a glass back similar to the latest iPhone, partly to enable wireless charging. If you remember, the company’s phone changed from glass to aluminum and then reused glass—it was converted for the last time when the iPhone 8 was launched.
Meanwhile, Apple is planning to give the new iPad mini narrower bezels and to remove its home button. The smaller tablet could apparently be available as soon as later this year, in which case it will be the model's first redesign in six years. Gurman didn't share more details about the mini, but he said Apple is testing a MagSafe system for the Pro. In addition, the company is reportedly exploring the addition of a reverse wireless charging feature to the Pro tablet, which would allow you to use its power to charge other gadgets. Apple is known to have been working on t
Aside from the new Pro and the mini, Gurman said the company is also developing a thinner entry-level iPad for students that might be available for sale this year. He added that Apple hasn't given up on developing a wireless charging mat, as well. The tech giant announced the AirPower, which can power up an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods at the same time, back in 2017. However, it ultimately canceled the project almost a couple of years later, because it couldn't solve important heating and power issues. Finally, the company is reportedly investigating alternative wireless charging methods that'll enable charging over greater distances than what an inductive connection can provide.
Before you start to make a plan to buy a tablet, please understand it. Please note that there is nothing set in stone. According to Gurman's sources, the development of tablets is still in the early stages and Apple still has the opportunity to change its plan to cancel them completely.