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iPadOS 26.5 Brings Improved Capabilities for Magic Keyboard Users

**iOS and iPadOS 26.5: Upgrades for Magic Accessories**

iOS and iPadOS 26.5 are now in beta, showcasing a significant upgrade in connectivity for Apple’s Magic accessories—Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse. This enhancement streamlines the connection of these accessories to iPhones and iPads.

### Connecting iPad or iPhone to ‘Magic’ Accessory via USB-C Now Triggers Bluetooth Pairing

In the past, users could link their Magic accessories to an iPhone or iPad through USB-C, but disconnecting the accessory would result in a lost connection. With the forthcoming iOS and iPadOS 26.5, an important shift has been introduced: when a Magic accessory is linked via USB-C, it will automatically initiate Bluetooth pairing. Therefore, when the accessory is unplugged, the connection remains intact, providing a fluid user experience.

This feature was initially spotlighted by Aaron Perris, who identified it in the iOS 26.5 beta 1. The new functionality reflects the behavior observed on Mac devices, where a wired link seamlessly transitions into an active Bluetooth connection that persists after disconnection.

Although many iPhone users may not often connect their Magic accessories through USB-C, this modification could considerably benefit iPad users, boosting their productivity and usability. However, it might also create some confusion for users who wish to keep their Magic Keyboard or other accessories paired with their Mac, as iPadOS 26.5 might override that pairing.

### Conclusion

The launch of automatic Bluetooth pairing for Magic accessories in iOS and iPadOS 26.5 signifies a notable enhancement in user experience, especially for iPad users. This functionality not only simplifies connectivity but significantly increases the versatility of using Apple’s Magic accessories across various devices. As beta testing progresses, user feedback will be vital in perfecting this feature ahead of the official release.

The 8 Best Supplier Management Software Platforms: The 2026 Buyer’s Guide

As of 2026, I’ve spent more than 10 years analyzing procurement technology and supply chain logistics for public companies. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from these audits, it’s that managing suppliers effectively can make or break a business. Third-party risk is at an all time high. Tariffs, taxes, and supply chains are introducing much […]

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Will Stewart on Deploying Complex Workloads – Software Engineering Daily

Deploying and managing cloud workloads is a complex task that requires developers to handle infrastructure, scaling, CI/CD pipelines, and database hosting. Configuring and maintaining Kubernetes, ensuring smooth deployments, and integrating various services efficiently is a common challenge. Will Stewart is the co-founder and CEO of Northflank, which is a platform focused on streamlining application deployment

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Andrew Brookins on Redis and AI Agent Memory – Software Engineering Daily

A key challenge with designing AI agents is that large language models are stateless and have limited context windows. This requires careful engineering to maintain continuity and reliability across sequential LLM interactions. To perform well, agents need fast systems for storing and retrieving short-term conversations, summaries, and long-term facts. Redis is an open‑source, in‑memory data

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Interview with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels – Software Engineering Daily

Werner Vogels is the Chief Technology Officer at Amazon, where he has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s technology vision for over two decades. Before joining Amazon in 2004, Werner was a research scientist at Cornell University where he focused on distributed systems and scalability, both of which are concepts that would later

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Modern Data Visualization: Robert Kosara on Software Engineering Daily

Data visualization is increasingly important as organizations prioritize data-driven decision-making. Tools that transform complex datasets into intuitive, interpretable visualizations are arguably just as critical as the data itself. Robert Kosara is a Data Visualization Developer at Observable which is a platform for creating interactive data visualizations, and which makes extensive use of the popular D3

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Context-Aware SQL and Metadata featuring Shinji Kim – Software Engineering Daily

A common challenge in data-rich organizations is that critical context about the data is often hard to capture and even harder to keep up to date. As more people across the organization use data and data models get more complex, simply finding the right dataset can be slow and create bottlenecks. Select Star is a

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SED News: Perplexity’s Chrome Move, Meta’s AI Halt, and Intel’s Critical Status – Software Engineering Daily

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech industry. In this episode, they discuss Perplexity’s headline-grabbing offer to buy Google Chrome, the U.S. government’s large stake in Intel, Meta’s abrupt pause on AI

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