Alleged iPad Air 4 Manual Depicts All-Screen Display With Touch ID Built into Power Button – MacRumors

Meanwhile, DigiTimes has suggested a 10.8-inch iPad Air is being available in the 2nd half of 2020, while Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo likewise expects Apple to release a 10.8-inch iPad in the second half of 2020. However, Kuo has not defined if the 10.8-inch iPad is an Air or a low-cost basic iPad.

Photos of an alleged dripped handbook for an unreleased iPad Air have emerged on social media today recommending Apples next middle-tier iPad option could include an all-screen display in lieu of a Home button, with Touch ID incorporated into the Power button rather.

Stemming from Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu and shared on Twitter by leaker
DuanRui, the photos depict a Spanish-language manual for an iPad Air with an edge-to-edge screen comparable to the iPad Pro.

Confidential Twitter account L0vetodream has claimed that Apple is working on an 11-inch iPad Air with an all-screen screen that uses an under-display variation of Touch ID rather than Face ID like the iPad Pro.

The next-generation variation of the iPad Air has currently been rumored to
function a USB-C port like the iPad Pro, instead of a Lightning port, whichs what we see here.

The handbook makes no reference of Face ID, nevertheless, and rather advises users to activate “Touch ID with the top button to unlock the iPad Air,” above a picture of an iPad with a visibly longer power button.

On other pages, the manual recommendations USB-C connectivity rather than Lightning, and shows a Smart Connector on the rear of the gadget to link a Magic Keyboard and other compatible devices.

Its worth keeping in mind that the only previous reference we have seen of Touch ID integrated into a power button was in a January 2020 research note from Kuo, which stated that Apple plans to launch an LCD iPhone with a Touch ID power button on the side of the gadget in the first half of 2021.

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— DuanRui (@duanrui1205) August 27, 2020

Keep in mind these pictures have actually not yet been verified and Twitter leaker DuanRui does not have much of a performance history, but has formerly dripped images of a brand-new Lightning to USB-C cable television supposedly delivering with upcoming iPhone 12 models.

Multiple rumors suggest Apple will launch a new iPad in the near future, but there has been some confusion over the model of the device in addition to its display size.

Its not impossible that these reports refer to the very same gadget shown here, which the confusion over the details originates from Apples novel application of Touch ID, which enables it to use an all-screen mid-tier device without the excessive expenses of the TrueDepth video camera system required for Face ID.

Apple in late August registered 7 new iPads with the Eurasian Economic Commission, some of which could be a brand-new iPad Air. Leaker Jon Prosser has actually likewise declared that Apple will release an unspecified new iPad in September, with a statement done via press release. Its not clear if this refers to the iPad Air, but it is possible provided prior rumors of an iPad Air release in the 2nd half of 2020.

Apple in late August registered 7 brand-new iPads with the Eurasian Economic Commission, some of which might be a new iPad Air. Leaker Jon Prosser has actually also declared that Apple will launch an undefined brand-new iPad in September, with a statement done via press release. Its not clear if this refers to the iPad Air, however it is possible provided prior reports of an iPad Air release in the 2nd half of 2020.