According to a list recently published by the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a patent for the iPad, indicating that in the future, either side of the iPad will be equipped with a magnetic surface, which can not only provide Apple Pencil It can be charged and connected to other accessories.
According to Apple’s patented design sketches, future iPads can be magnetically connected to the Magic Keyboard and installed into place with a “click”.
It is learned from reports that although Apple did not provide a patent sketch in the patent, it said in the patent that it can magnetically connect controllers and other related accessories. For example, like the Joy-Con controllers of Switch games, the controllers can be magnetically connected to both sides of the tablet. , turning the iPad into a game console.