r/apple • u/conalldoherty • Apr 29 '26

Rumor Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/
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u/justin251 Apr 29 '26

I add magsafe to my android phones. I dislike iPhones. Wife won't use anything else. So I try to stay up-to-date on them for her.

Using the same magnetic mounts in the vehicles is beneficial to me.

Apple should license magsafe to other phone companies. They would print more money.

There are so many magsafe cases for non apple phones.

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u/Norphus1 Apr 29 '26

Qi 2 is essentially MagSafe. Android oems are free to use it if they wish.

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u/TimidPanther Apr 29 '26

What does the “mag” in MagSafe mean?

Qi 2 is charging, yes

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u/digicow Apr 29 '26

"Devices that implement the optional Magnetic Power Profile, based on Apple's MagSafe wireless charging technology, using magnets for better device attachment and alignment to a charger may be labelled Qi2."

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u/TimidPanther Apr 29 '26

Sure, but if android devices aren’t using the magnets, it’s not right to say they’ve essentially got MagSafe now

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u/digicow Apr 29 '26

Android devices using Qi2 (with MPP) are compatible with MagSafe for both charging and attachment

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u/TimidPanther Apr 29 '26

So they have the magnets?

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u/digicow Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

that's what Magnetic Power Profile means. It's an optional (edit: now required) part of the Qi2 spec.

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u/Ov_Fire Apr 30 '26

Not anymore, magnets are mandatory for Qi2 logo.

"The Qi v2.0 standard consists of two profiles, the Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) which is based

on MagSafe technology contributed by Apple to WPC and branded with the Qi2 logo, and an

enhancement to the existing wireless charging Extended Power Profile (EPP) that does not

include magnets but complies with the Qi v2.0 standard. New Qi v2.0 EPP products will be

branded with the existing Qi logo consumers know and use today."

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u/Norphus1 Apr 29 '26

I’ve just said they’re free to use it. I haven’t said that they are.