[dangermou]

Anyone know if the air 2 Smart Covers will work just fine on the Pro 9.7?

[MaxSmarties]

Anyone know if the air 2 Smart Covers will work just fine on the Pro 9.7?

it physically fits, but it isn't "smart" anymore, since the magnets aren't aligned in the right way.

[dangermou]

Understood, so the cover won't stick anymore or is the sleep and wake function not present?

[MaxSmarties]

Understood, so the cover won't stick anymore or is the sleep and wake function not present?

the cover will sticks, but sleep and wake won't work.

[Dave Marsh]

The batteries are in different locations in the iPad Pro 9.7", so the sleep/wake function won't work with an iPad Air 2 Smart Cover. Magnets are magnets, so I'd guess they will mechanically function normally, sticking to the metal parts.

[MaxSmarties]

The batteries are in different locations in the iPad Pro 9.7", so the sleep/wake function won't work with an iPad Air 2 Smart Cover. Magnets are magnets, so I'd guess they will mechanically function normally, sticking to the metal parts.

nope.
It attaches on the side but doesn't stick to the front
A day with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and its accessories | Ars Technica

[That70sGAdawg]

It will not stay on as they moved the magnets as those above said. This is another example of Apple moving things maybe for a technical reason, or economic reasons...

[dangermou]

It's all good. Purchased an UAG case. It's perfect.

[MaxSmarties]

It will not stay on as they moved the magnets as those above said. This is another example of Apple moving things maybe for a technical reason, or economic reasons...

In this case there are technical reasons since the iPads are internally quite different.