Does anyone know if the new iPad Mini has a magnetic back? My wife is wanting to buy a stand that attaches magnetically. Similar to the current iPad Pros and how they attach to the Magic Keyboard.
TIA for any input
It should have the magnetic back, the smart folio description said it attaches magnetically so…
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Just curious, what stand is she looking at?
Don’t you think the smart folio looks like the original iPad cover that had magnets only along one edge? Not like the newer Magic Keyboards for iPad Pro which do look like much of the iPad’s back would have to be magnetic. However I don’t see it listed (yet) as being available for the new iPad Mini.
These are the two that she highlighted. No idea yet if these will be the ones she goes with.
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I would wait until these products say that they’re compatible with the mini. Or be ready to deal with returns!
Even if it has a magnetic back, it might be in different places than previous models.
Since it cover flat the whole back of the device as the bigger smart folio covers do I assume it uses the same system.
As @ryanjamurphy said the op should check that the stand is compatible specifically with the mini
They use the “Smart Folio” name, which has been applied to the cases that cover the front and back of the iPad, as opposed to the “Smart Cover” which only covers the front. Plus this illustration from the Smart Folio for iPad mini page shows an “iPad sandwich” configuration:
I have bought the new iPad mini, have had it for 2 days. What I want is a portrait mode Smart Folio cover. Every promotional picture you see of the mini shows it in portrait, unless it’s in the landscape mode cover. What’s more in the landscape cover the Touch ID button is on the left. Yes, I know you can train it to recognize a second finger, but I’m very right-handed…
I’ve never seen a portrait folio cover so I hope you find one and share it here. I’m waiting for my 10" iPad to give up the ghost (it already has a hairline fracture across one corner) so I can get a new iPad mini.
Think I will also get the Otterbox Defender case that has a plastic cover/stand that looks to hold the mini at three or more orientations/angles including portrait. Not a folio but might work for you. Protective iPad mini (6th Gen) Tablet Case | OtterBox Defender Series Pro Case