Has everyone forgotten magnet polarity? The iPhone and AirPods cases can both charge with MagSafe, meaning they have embedded magnets with the same polarity, meaning that they repel each other. The MagSafe battery was designed to attach to the iPhone, meaning it has opposing polarity and is attracted to the iPhone and AirPods magnets.
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iPhone Air MagSafe Battery Can Charge AirPods, Apple Watch, and More
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Anyone know the thickness of the magsafe battery for iPhone air? For all the early hands-on reviews no one seems to have mentioned this. The closest I've seen is The Verge who reckon it's 'definitely thicker than the phone itself'.
I have an Air on order and will probably get a slim magsafe charger for it. As I see it, the Anker Nano magsafe pack is 0.3" / 8.6mm thick. Unless the official Apple one is thinner then I see no reason whatsover to pay 2x (and some) the price for a lower capacity battery.
I'm moving from a 15 Pro which has attrocious battery life (much worse than my brother's 15 Pro) so the Air on it's own it probably going to be an improvement for me.
I have an Air on order and will probably get a slim magsafe charger for it. As I see it, the Anker Nano magsafe pack is 0.3" / 8.6mm thick. Unless the official Apple one is thinner then I see no reason whatsover to pay 2x (and some) the price for a lower capacity battery.
I'm moving from a 15 Pro which has attrocious battery life (much worse than my brother's 15 Pro) so the Air on it's own it probably going to be an improvement for me.
I have mine in hand now, I can report that on a 16 Pro Max it sticks out a few mm on the bottom and doesn’t fully magnetically latch on.
But it is recognized by the phone as “MagSafe Battery Pack” in the Apple Battery widget and it is charging my 16 Pro Max.
But it is recognized by the phone as “MagSafe Battery Pack” in the Apple Battery widget and it is charging my 16 Pro Max.
Like many others I can't see the benefit of going Apple over the many other slimmer or beefier Magsafe battery packs out there on the market, and no doubt some newer ones will be made to better match the profile of the Air.
Only thing I'm wondering about is whethere there are any iOS specific smarts to the Magsafe battery pack. Other than Mactgagonist's comment above about the battery widget, I wonder if there's any connection to the phone which enables it to offer some other benefits eg charge speed varies depending on other phone specific or environmental factors.
Only thing I'm wondering about is whethere there are any iOS specific smarts to the Magsafe battery pack. Other than Mactgagonist's comment above about the battery widget, I wonder if there's any connection to the phone which enables it to offer some other benefits eg charge speed varies depending on other phone specific or environmental factors.