A new 'icon' will be found to indicate that the home button will disappear from the new iPad that will be announced soon

On the 30th October 2018 local time on Apple's new iPad, which is to be announced at the event to be held in New York, the existence of "icon" to confirm the information that the home button will be removed has been confirmed It was.

Exclusive: Icon found in iOS shows 2018 iPad Pro - 9to 5 Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/28/exclusive-icon-found-in-ios-shows-new-ipad-pro-with-no-home-button/

For the new iPad, we have adopted a bezelless design to make it bigger and at the same time there was information that "Home button with fingerprint authentication function is removed". In addition, icons that seemed to suggest that the iPad's home buttons should be made away from the iOS 12 beta version were found, and the information on the removal of the home button was considered to be certain.

The new iPad Pro that will appear in the fall of 2018 turns out to be "bezelless design" from the icon of the iOS development version - GIGAZINE

At the time before the announcement of the new iPad, 9to 5Mac of Apple related information site found the following "icon" which is supposed to indicate iPad. Aggregate the physical buttons on the right side of the display, and furthermore the display with the bezel narrowed can not check the home button from the terminal design.

In addition, although it is indispensable that the face ID function "Face ID" is compatible with the new iPad whose home button is missing, iPhone X-like notches (notches) can not be confirmed with the above icon design. Unlike the iPhone, bezel space has plenty of room on the iPad The camera / sensor unit can be contained within the bezel, so it seems likely that you realize the "notchless" design with no notch.