I want a full-block magnet sleeve. Can't imagine what cancers are lurking when keeping a big magnet in the pocket close to the manhood longterm...
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All the MagSafe Accessories You Can Buy for iPhone 12
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I wonder if the Time showing though the pocket case is ALWAYS ON DISPLAY.
That would be interesting...
That would be interesting...
I love how Belkin shows their vent attachment looking so clean. What it isn't showing is the wire that is going to be hanging down from your vent now at all times in order to power the charger. Its replacing other vent mounts that have no wires that I can plug and unplug a lightning connector into when I need to charge. Not sure I'm getting the point of it.
That leather wallet is obviously made for idiots. The magnet doesnt even hold it hard enough so it'll just fall off your phone when youre not paying close attention. Or you lose your phone/gets stolen and you lose your credit cards and your phone at the same time. Such a brilliant idea, i hope they promote whoever came up with it.
Depends on the use case.
I'd suggest that many folks regularly using Qi pads aren't often concerned with charging speed/rate. When putting my phone on the Qi pad when going to bed, it doesn't matter if the phone finishes charging in two hours or four.
Why would there be a wire on an unpowered mount?
That Belkin mount doesn't charge anything.
I should probably learn to read. Thanks for the correction.Why would there be a wire on an unpowered mount?
That Belkin mount doesn't charge anything.
I hope you’re right. The car mount is the only MagSafe accessory I’m interested in. And unlike others I’m glad it doesn’t charge the phone. My phone lasts me the entire day and I have no interest in charging it randomly each time I place it on the car mount.
Same with them saying you can use the device while charging. I can do that with a cord too and not have a puck in the way of my fingers
Hope they still make a lightning one. It's one thing to leak power when you are attached to an "infinite" source, but when it's a battery case, you already are limited on capacity until you charge the case again. When I tried the Mophie Access one, my phone only got like 30% before the case was dead.
The car we had before that didn't have CarPlay, the one that worked was a CD Slot one. Every vent one I ever tried would always move eventually.
Actually it's quite different. I almost exclusively use wireless charging, and the problem is that you can't really use your phone will using a traditional wireless charger. I too was worried that having it stuck to the back of my phone would make it no different than plugging it in, but disconnecting the charging puck is a one hand operation. Just flick my finger and off it goes. You can't say the same with a wired connection. Is it a revolutionary advancement? Nah, but it's by far the most convenient form of charging.
Not to mention insuring the proper placement so you don't wake up with a dead phone.
You know... Apple Silicon Macbooks might have Magsafe in the display lid.
If it just barely sticks, it should pop away nicely when somebody trips over the cable. And it's far enough from the battery so it won't damage it by heating it up. And it's out of sight when you're working on the Macbook, no cable sticking out on either side. If you're not doing intense stuff, 15W is more than enough to keep it running and since Apple makes both devices, the software could play along and throttle the Macbook performance if the battery gets low and the wireless charging can't otherwise keep up. Then the MagSafe name makes sense again. I just wish it didn't have that metal ring that will scratch everything up... I guess putting the Apple sticker on it would remedy this.
Speaking only for myself, that's simply not been a problem I've experienced.
Though my Qi pads are slightly wider than my XS in its case, so when I set it down I'm kind of automatically aligning it to the pad by touch.
Yes, though, if that's been an issue for someone then the magnetic alignment would help solve the problem.
I have a stand Qi charger I've been using for the past year and I always try to align it just right, but last night I wake up to the flashing of the charger's led light, telling me the device wasn't charging, so I had to make a slight adjustment. And a couple of days ago, my wife woke up in the morning, to find her phone didn't charge overnight, as she must not have set it down quite right on her puck charger.
MagSafe would certainly solve both of our issues - perhaps we'll both upgrade once the Pro Max launches...
Different strokes.
I will get leather because I like the hand feel; but if I were choosing a cheaper case I'd absolutely go for the clear one!
Like everything in this thread, don't presume to speak for others.
Yes, maybe the magsafe charger will only charge at 13W rather than 15W with the recent 18W Apple power brick. You do realize that many of us DO NOT CARE?
Hell I'll probably connect my Magsafe charger to an old 5W USB charger. I charge overnight, it is just not important to me to be able to charge my phone in 20 minutes.
It's fine to say that for you charging MagSafe at 15W is a vital interest. It's not find for you to speak for everyone else in claiming that "So much for all those charging bricks iPhone users supposedly have lying around". (And, again, speaking for myself, it's not "*supposedly* have lying around" -- apart from the chargers that are actually in use, I have at least 3 USB chargers not in use sitting in the electronics supplies cabinet.)
Bud, what are you even rambling about? There's no presumption of speaking for others in my quote. My quote speaks to two things. 1. The new 20W adapter or one with the same pd profile is required for full 15W charging. Fact. Which is why I said MR forgot a MagSafe accessory.
Whether someone finds it of vital interest is immaterial. That's an irrelevant argument that you introduced, not me. Beyond academic, I have no interest in MagSafe (I think it's an inferior wireless charging solution). My quote has nothing to do with anyone else's interest in MagSafe either. 1. It's about the technical aspects of MagSafe and 2. It's a dig at all the comments about it being okay to leave the adapter out of the box because everybody has so many... ironically, none of which will facilitate full MagSafe functionality.
That's me speaking for me. Whatever else you mistakenly read into my comment is your error and yours alone. So your all caps indignation would probably serve you better if it was pointed elsewhere.
I've used a couple of different mounts that fit into our Odyssey's CD slot. I believe I found it recommended on Wirecutter. It works very well. It swivels pretty easily but not easily enough that it moves on its own. I'd hate not to have it now. My iPhone 11 Pro Max is very visible and accessible while driving. I can control things on my iPhone without moving it, and if I wanted to, I could turn the mount sideways to watch a video in full-screen view.
As OP and I were discussing, MagSafe charges at 15W, while Qi is limited to 7.5W. Whether that capability is specifically valued by you isn’t especially relevant. If your requirements are satisfied by the slower charging rate, that’s great.