What are these "bars" on my iPad Pro using for?

What are these "bars" on my iPad Pro using for? Just confused and I didn't find anything online.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Jun 12, 2022 2:31 AM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2022 2:50 AM

These are antenna apertures.


Your iPad has an aluminium unibody. Without gaps (covered here as illustrated) through which radio signals can propagate, your WiFi, Bluetooth (and if equipped, Cellular) radios would not receive a signal.

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What are these "bars" on my iPad Pro using for?

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