My iPad air does not have an lock on/off toggle for the smart cover ipad cases.

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My iPad air does not have an lock on/off toggle for the smart cover ipad cases.

Last week I received my new at&t 64gb iPad air. (This is my 3rd iPad. 2nd that, I assume, can use a smart cover style ipad case.) Although I have not purchased a new cover for it yet. I could not help but notice that in the Settings/general there is no "Lock" on/off toggle for the magnetic cover as ther is on my iPad3. does anyone know if there is supposed to be one on the ipad air or did apple do away with the toggle altogether?

Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on Feb 11, 2014 2:10 PM

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Answer 1

sberman

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Feb 11, 2014 2:28 PM in response to Rapid Roy

Settings > General > Lock/Unlock shoud still appear.

You must be running iOS 7 (which you presumably are doing on an iPad Air). And you should be using a Smart Cover or Smart Case made by Apple. Third party covers/cases may well not function.

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Rapid Roy Author

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Feb 11, 2014 3:25 PM in response to Rapid Roy

Sorry. I as I stated, the On/Off toggle does not appear at all.

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Answer 3

Feb 11, 2014 3:29 PM in response to Rapid Roy

The Cover Lock toggle will not appear until you have installed a Smart cover.

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bobseufert

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Feb 11, 2014 3:30 PM in response to Rapid Roy

I'm not 100% percent sure but i think lock/unlock only appears when the cover is installed.

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Rapid Roy Author

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Feb 12, 2014 5:12 AM in response to Rapid Roy

Thanks guys. That is what I was thinking. However I looked at an iPad air that was on display w/o a cover and it had the toggle. 😕

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Answer 6

Feb 12, 2014 6:44 AM in response to Rapid Roy

If it was on a magnetic stand it may have tricked the iPad into thinking it was a cover. After all, at the end of the day, the cover mechanism is just magnets.

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bobseufert

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Feb 12, 2014 9:47 AM in response to Rapid Roy

Your welcome.

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