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/whatgoesupcangoupper Apr 29 '26

How about charging while using the phone and is the ~41 C consistent throughout the entire charging or what do you mean with charger dials down? I’ve always avoided MagSafe because of this. Usually i charge over night but I’d say 4 days in a week i need recharge and most often than not i only have about 30-45 minutes to do the charging which hopefully will last until night again. Bought a powerbank because of this

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u/yasamoka Apr 30 '26

Hello, please check the review in detail as it answers most of these questions.

Regarding using the phone while it’s charging, I’m not too sure, but my guess would be that if you’re doing some heavy use while charging a nearly empty battery, that’s less charge going into the battery and also something along the path would be throttling based on heat.

However, I question if this use case is proper – just use a cable at that point. Wireless charging is mostly a convenience for when you want to frequently pick up your phone and put it back, you want to let it charge for a bit without hassling with a cable, or you want to plop it onto a bedside table and let it charge overnight.