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iPhone 12 Models Might Support Reverse Charging of Future Apple Accessories According to FCC Filing
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That would be useful, esp. when traveling. I wonder how much of an impact it would have on the longevity of the battery if used regularly. Could be a great way to charge stuff with one cable though
And the solution, as evidenced by iPhone 12 & MagSafe, was just to drop efficiency requirements altogether.
Problem is the airtags will most likely be smaller than the ring of magnets on the back of the iPhone. If it’s the same size as the ring of magnets, it’ll be too big wouldn’t it? I wonder how is the airtag gonna stay put while you reverse charge it.
I’m one of the few people who already saw some benefit to MagSafe and I have to say the idea of using it to secure devices for piggyback charging is even better. I don’t see why people get so upset about having the choice to use something. If you think it uses too much battery... don’t use it. But if you have your AirPods on the train and they die and you have an hour till you get home and your phone was charging at your desk at work and is basically full... why not give your AirPods a boost? And without them sliding all over the place. And if you don’t want to do that, no one will punish you.
Most likely 1 hour less based on the same comparison between the 11 Pro and 12 Pro.
This is not a really good example. AirPods have their own backup battery in their case.
This seem like tech for the sake of tech. Like foldable screens. It doesn't bring anything new or better in terms of user experience.
Also explains why the wallet falls off so easily—so you have to buy an AirTag to find it.
They thought of everything!
Maybe Apple is working on a MagSafe Battery attachment (to replace the battery cases) similar concept to the wallet, and you will be able to charge it from the iPhones lightning port, in addition to MagSafe and Qi.
Hole? Are you talking about the spot to remove cards and not stretch the wallet?
I guess it's possible, but it rather looks like a feature pulled at the last minute because of substandard performance. Apple has been known to make these last minute call even in production hardware.
The way those MagSafe wallets fall off, they will need an air tag. It’s all part of Apples’ plan for the environment though.
The outrage over being offered an additional option to use something is really hilarious.
"HOW DARE THEY INTRODUCE A NEW FEATURE I MAY NOT WANT TO USE???" 😄
"HOW DARE THEY INTRODUCE A NEW FEATURE I MAY NOT WANT TO USE???" 😄
Apple will not enable it. If they haven’t announced it as “coming soon” then they won’t throw a surprise and add it later. iPhones have long included hardware that is not fully activated.
How about AirTags with MagSafe? If the tags have magnets for MagSafe you might be able to mount it like the wallet. Or stick a tag to other metal things.
This is actually a perfect example. I don't always remember to charge my AirPods case and have found myself on occasion wanting to recharge my AirPods all to find out that my case is dead and I'm SOL.
Battery life on the iPhone is pretty good, Apple does an amazing job in optimising everything and give a good user experience even with small batteries.
Reverse charging cannot be optimised though. An external device will suck the same amount of mAh, so the smaller the battery the more percentage of the battery is consumed by that.
Could be nice to have, but especially on a phone like the Mini charging an external device could take a big hit on battery life.
