Apple is preparing an updated Magic Keyboard for new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models for release sometime “early next year,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
Gurman says the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air will include “some” of the new features that were present when the current Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, which debuted in May of this year.
That indicated the next iPad Air version of the accessory could include a thinner and lighter design, an aluminum palm rest, a larger glass trackpad, and a row of function keys with shortcuts to control features like speaker volume and screen brightness.
Here is the excerpt from Gurman’s report from earlier this month:
The new iPad Air models — codenamed J607 and J637 — will focus on internal improvements. Apple also is preparing an updated version of its Magic Keyboard accessory, codenamed R307 and R308, for both the 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the new Air. These will bring some of the features of the iPad Pro keyboard down-market.
Apple’s current M2-powered iPad Air also debuted in May.