Apple readying first iPad redesign in six years

The updated iPad mini is planned to have narrower screen borders while the removal of its home button has also been tested.

Making the change in material would bring iPads closer to iPhones, which Apple has transitioned from aluminium to glass backs in recent years. (File Picture: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and the first iPad mini redesign in six years, seeking to continue momentum for a category that saw rejuvenated sales during the pandemic.

The tech giant is understood to be planning to release the new iPad Pro in 2022 and the iPad mini later this year.