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DIY Apple iPad Magic Keyboard Portrait Mode Smart Connector Cable


iPad Pro 12.9 (2020) Magic Keyboard Portrait Mode DIY Smart Connector Cable - iPad-Pro-Magic-Keyboard-Portrait-Mode-DIY-Smart-Connector-Cable.md

I wanted my iPad Pro to be able to use the Magic Keyboard in portrait mode, but the current Smart Connector configuration does not allow this. Based on the following images from iFixit Dang, The iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Looks Cool in X-Rays article and Twitter post regarding a previous verstion, this cable orientation should position the cables to be White - Ground Black - Power Red - Data Solder the White, Black, and Red wires to the POGO connector pins based on the following configuration.

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