The iPad Air 11 (2025) comes either directly with iPadOS 18 or a very close version of it and is updated immediately when it is first set up. There is no "iOS 26" for iPads as Apple uses iPadOS versions here.
As we do not have an effective user experience, we have forwarded your question to the Community so that it may be answered by another customer. This product comes with a 24-month warranty in any case. Whether the additional warranty is worthwhile depends primarily on the usage profile. It may make sense for a student device if the product is transported and used intensively on a daily basis. From a purely technical point of view, however, it is not absolutely necessary if the 2 years are sufficient for you.
You need the Apple USB-C to USB adapter to connect a USB cable (USB-A) to the USB-C port of your iPad. Plug the USB-C connector of the adapter into the iPad and the USB cable into the USB-A connector of the adapter.
Apple's keyboard for iPad Air 11 2025 (M3) is the Magic Keyboard for iPad Air 11-inch (M3). It is specially designed for the 11-inch iPad Air with M3 chip, offers an excellent typing experience, a trackpad for precise control and a magnetic attachment with adjustable viewing angle. The Magic Keyboard has a USB-C port for charging the iPad and protects the front and back of the device. It is available in white and requires iPadOS 18.3 or newer.
The Apple Pencil Pro and the Apple Pencil with USB-C port are compatible with your iPad Air 11 2025 (M3). Both models are suitable for the newer iPad models that have a USB-C port.
The Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad Air 11-inch models is compatible with both the iPad Air 11-inch (M2) and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3) 2025, provided they run iPadOS 18.3 or later. Therefore, the Magic Keyboard you mentioned should work with the iPad Air 11 2025 (M3) as well as the iPad Air 11 2024 (M2).
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