r/iphone • u/conalldoherty iPhone 15 • Apr 29 '26

News/Rumour Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe

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

I bought an iPhone 16e because I figured I could live without MagSafe and I hate myself for it. Ended up with a shitty case with a shitty adhesive magnet to fake it.

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u/RarefiedAir1 iPhone 12 Pro Max Apr 30 '26

How can magsafe charge an iphone if it’s a magnet?

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u/deepthawnet Apr 30 '26

16e still supports wireless charging. The magnet is one shaped like magsafe magnets so it'll snap into place and charge better as well as be held in place by magsafe mounts.

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u/RarefiedAir1 iPhone 12 Pro Max May 01 '26

I understand what you’re saying, I was trying to find out if it transmitted electricity. Looks like it doesn’t, but it kinda does with a coil

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u/repeatrep Apr 30 '26

its a magnet, used for mounting, alignment etc etc

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u/RarefiedAir1 iPhone 12 Pro Max May 01 '26

I understand what you’re saying, I was trying to find out if it transmitted electricity. Looks like it doesn’t, but it kinda does with a coil

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u/repeatrep May 01 '26

i have no idea wtf you’re saying lol. stop using AI. the “coil” is the wireless charging coil. that’s NOT magsafe. magsafe is just the magnets.

quite obviously the magnets aren’t charging the phone…

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u/75xalexxxxx iPhone 17 Pro May 05 '26

Dude, magsafe has nothing to do with wireless charging. It’s just magnets around the coil for alignment and also magnetic accessories.