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Apple's New MagSafe Charger and Cases Begin Arriving to Customers
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This accessory was featured in the keynote.
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Just like Samsung Wireless chargers you can replace the cable or use it for wired charging instead of carrying two different set of cables.
I use Samsung Wireless charger for my iPhone 11 Pro Max and remove the cable to charge Android mobils through USB-C.
I don't trust the Apple *weak* cables permanently slapped to the charger. Sooner or later the tail portion of the Appke cables worn out and you need to again replace it by buying everything!
I need a credit card case so I will have to remove my phone from the case to charge. There is no way in hell i trust the Apple magnetic wallet thing. I am much to careless pulling out my phone out of my pocket not to accidentally detach and lose my drivers license and credit cards
Still won’t arrive until Friday. Only a tiny few like will get lucky and be delivered a day or so early. And I mean fractional amount of people.
Will someone please explain something to me.....I have an iphone 6S Plus and am planning on purchasing an Iphone 12. Have been following the developments re: the MagSafe accessories and charging matt....I am just not understanding the benefit of spending $$$ on the MagSafe charging matt and, therefore, the Mag Safe enabled cases. Can someone please explain to me what the advantages are? I am just having a difficult time figuring this out..ty
its also 2020 so anything can happen
I am honestly really stoked about apple’s wireless charging solution. One of the things I dislike about wireless charging is that if you need to use your iPhone, then it’s not charging anymore. MagSafe seems to solve that.
Much better than what AirPower would have been tbh
Much better than what AirPower would have been tbh
What I want to know is how convenient the actual magsafe charger is. I imagine it stays stuck to the phone as you pick it off the night stand, which sounds clunkier than how i want my wireless charger to work.
In terms of advantages over other wireless charging solutions, MagSafe is such that you can still use your phone while charging. The biggest problem with wireless charging is that as soon as you pick your phone up, it is no longer charging. also, as Apple states, if the phone isn’t properly seated on the charger, it can actually be less efficient.
of course MagSafe is just one way of charging, you can still charge using a power adapter with a 20watt adapter for $19
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True, that remains to be seen. Though it doesn’t seem to add too much thickness tbh.
Just give your phone and the charger a wipe now and again to prevent any larger abrasive dust particles from accumulating.
Otherwise, yes, if any fine sand or anything like that gets on there, it will likely cause small swirls over time.
You still can. You just need to buy a USB-C extension cable. I do this with a number of my devices. It's what I'll do with the HomePod mini as well, which has a fixed cable.
I know it's a small pain to buy an extension cable, but if you'd buy a longer cable anyway if the MagSafe charger had a detachable cable, you're gonna pay the same price for an extension cable.
Protected by the pouch lining, although you Americans really should stop with the magnet strip every other country have been using the chip for the last 10 years and are now paying wireless through rfid, so you're using a 2 generation old technique of paying.
I wish I understood the point of the standalone MagSafe charging cable. Lightning is a nice tiny little jack, whereas this thing is a giant puck. I’m genuinely interested in hearing from people who prefer this specific cable option to lightning.
I completely understand the rationale for charging mats / docks where you just drop the phone onto them, and Apple has announced one of those that will also charge the Watch, but that’s not what the $39 MagSafe product is.
Please someone who wants this help me understand why you’re going to buy this and use it instead of the Lightning cable they include in the box.
I completely understand the rationale for charging mats / docks where you just drop the phone onto them, and Apple has announced one of those that will also charge the Watch, but that’s not what the $39 MagSafe product is.
Please someone who wants this help me understand why you’re going to buy this and use it instead of the Lightning cable they include in the box.
Do you have a reputable brand you could recommend? I looked on Amazon but they all look like cheap knockoffs.
Does the $39 MagSafe puck/cable include the charger? Or do you have to purchase that separately?
Do you need the case to use the puck? Or is it simply a "puck-compatible" case?
What's the point of magsafe when you could just use non-magsafe chargers, at least you can just lift the phone up and the charger doesn't get stuck to the back with it forcing you to remove it manually.