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davidg4781

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I recently upgraded my 11 Pro to a 17 Pro and bought the Clear Case with MagSafe to go along with it since I couldn't decide on a TechWoven color (they were mostly out of stock anyway).

This case is kind of hard to take off. Are the TechWoven ones any easier? Sometimes I want to go caseless, sometimes with a case.

And maybe I misunderstood MagSafe. I thought the cases were just held on by that and a bit of friction around the edge. I can't feel any magnetism with the back of the case OR the iPhone. I had a Peak Design case for my 11 Pro at one point and that had a magnet on the back that I could stick to any metal surface. I guess I was expecting the MagSafe iPhones to do the same.
 
And maybe I misunderstood MagSafe. I thought the cases were just held on by that and a bit of friction around the edge. I can't feel any magnetism with the back of the case OR the iPhone. I had a Peak Design case for my 11 Pro at one point and that had a magnet on the back that I could stick to any metal surface. I guess I was expecting the MagSafe iPhones to do the same.
MagSafe cases just mean they have magnets embedded so that the magnetic force is still strong when using MagSafe accessories. The iPhone's magnetic force ends up being really weak through non-MagSafe cases due to the thickness.
 
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