Sure, just like you can use the wrong grade of oil in your car.
But it’s not a good idea.
To quote Richard Nixon, “We could do that, but it would be wrong.”
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But it’s not a good idea.
To quote Richard Nixon, “We could do that, but it would be wrong.”
Hopefully someone violates these requirements and creates a flat plate that snaps on to just the back of the iPhone, so it can sit flat on a desk. I’ll be trading in my OG SE for a 12 Mini and not looking forward to the phone not sitting flat when placed on its back.
I have often used "the wrong grade of oil" in the sense of it having a different specification. However, I was certain it was absolutely fine. Not as if I had used sewing machine oil. (One car I had, the specified oil was effectively not available in the UK. But something close enough was easy to find.)
It is surely a matter of knowing whether it will cause a problem, or not?
Do we know what effects an over-strong magnet might have? Other than it being likely the compass would be affected. What are the margins/tolerances?
14pages describing a ring of magnets. I have had fewer instructions for assembling entire pieces of furniture, including inventory of pieces, from some Swedish furniture manufacturers.