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Where are the sleep/wake magnets?

Anyone know where the sleep/wake magnets are located on the iPad Pro? I went through a few cases till I found one I really like, but it doesn't have the sleep/wake function. I added magnets to my iPad air case and was hoping to do the same with this one.

I was hoping ifixit had done a teardown of the smart cover, but I didn't see one, at least not yet.

So....anyone know where to put magnets for the sleep/wake function?

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It would appear I'm horribly impatient. I decided to just order a cheapo($8) case with the sleep/wake function off Amazon. Should be here Tuesday, then I plan on slicing and dicing to find the magnet location. I'll post the results when I'm done. Hopefully it'll help the next person looking for the info.

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Case came in today. I tore it open and took some pics.

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The red cirles show where the magnets need to be. I estimated the positions on the ipad, so they might be a smidge off, but not much. Polarity does matter, I just flipped till I found the combo that worked. I already modified my case and it works perfect.

Hope this helps someone.

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Dude.. You saved my life.. Seriously. I have to make my iPad Pro case work with the sleep wake function and nearly had a heart attack when I couldn't find the sensor. I was testing the Smart Cover and was beginning to think I was going to need a ton of magnets to make things work.. All good now. Check out my case though. It's cool.. Thanks! I love you! :) http://youtu.be/2nXEu7bUahA

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Magnet locations can also be found on the

"Case Design Guidelines for Apple Devices" pdf,

found at the following link: https://developer.apple.com/cases/Case-D...

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only for iPad pro

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WOW! I checked out the pdf file, the pages with the magnet location diagrams. Lots of minute magnet detail.

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CHECK THIS OUT!!!!

magnet paper to show exactly where the magnets are

https://youtu.be/hHc2avTFP5Q

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i found place of the magnets for ipad pro 12.9 4th gen that can auto wake/sleep the ipad

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