Been posting my BS open bottom journey. Now I have the black RL open bottom that won’t be very exciting for patina.
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Been posting my BS open bottom journey. Now I have the black RL open bottom that won’t be very exciting for patina.
I read the official documentation for third-party Apple accessory manufacturers. The documentation includes 2D CAD sketches and DWGs that provide tolerances and dimensions. It also had information about the Apple Watch diagnostic port and band lugs, as well as MagSafe. This information is very helpful to manufacturers who want to create accessories that are compatible with Apple products.
Small update: I’ve had a response from the MFi team who have said to refer to the ‘Who does not need to join’ section on the MFi FAQ page. (See attached), which says this:
- Developers and manufacturers of non-electronic accessories, including non-MagSafe cases and Apple Watch bands. Get guidelines and resources for designing accessories that do not incorporate MFi licensed technologies.
I pressed them and they said the same thing. So I’ve written back again to say this isn’t helpful and that I need to know in no uncertain terms whether I can integrate the button without licensing from Apple. I’ll let you know what they come back with.
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Interesting. It seems they would simply say, "It does not," if it clearly doesn’t. I wonder if this is the response Sandmarc received, and if they got scared about having to pay Apple.
Thank you by the way for looking into this for us.
I’ve had further information, see attached. The button is not an ‘active electronic’ component. To be active it would have to require a power source and amplify signals.
In this design, the button is a passive component. It acts as an interface to relay touch actions to the capacitive sensors on the phone without any active signal processing or modification.
So I’m 100% confident that I’m right now and that Sandmarc and other manufacturers are wrong.
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I didn’t re-ask the question but the last time they told me it was end of December. I just figured I’d re-ask the question since there was a lot of confusion around cases not actually getting the button because of licensing issues etc. which now have gone to rest…
Ha, no worries. I sort of have to for my own upcoming case brand!
Just got an email that my Nomad traditional case for the 16 Pro Max shipped in horween leather.
Truthfully the whole button situation doesn’t bother me at all. It’s a button I seldom use so I don’t really care what style of cutout or not is present. All options have their pros and cons.
Truthfully the whole button situation doesn’t bother me at all. It’s a button I seldom use so I don’t really care what style of cutout or not is present. All options have their pros and cons.
Traditional cases aren't Horween JFYI...
They're standard vegetable tanned full grain leather the same as their regular leather cases (non-horween).edit - The 16 version I've just seen does come in Horween as an option.
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There are both versions for the Traditional, I got the Horween version for my 16 Pro as well, received it a few days ago.Traditional cases aren't Horween JFYI...
Hi all, Iam a bit curious.
I almost never see any case brands like Vaija and Piel Frama here on this forum. While this is quite an expensive/exclusive brand (or they pretend to be).
From personal experience, from the time of the PDA you had a small number of producers of cases that made good quality products. I can remember brands like Pdair and Piel Frama who made really good leather cases. But on this forum I never come across these brands, anyone an idea why this is? and why Vaija, that has really good looks. Never come by here?
I almost never see any case brands like Vaija and Piel Frama here on this forum. While this is quite an expensive/exclusive brand (or they pretend to be).
From personal experience, from the time of the PDA you had a small number of producers of cases that made good quality products. I can remember brands like Pdair and Piel Frama who made really good leather cases. But on this forum I never come across these brands, anyone an idea why this is? and why Vaija, that has really good looks. Never come by here?
My wife ended up getting the leather Vaja folio case again this year. This is her third Vaja folio cases in a row. She usually keeps her iPhones for two years. Tried some other leather folio cases, but not come close to Vaja. Super high quality leather and extremely well made.
I think Vaja has a very distinct unique style but it’s not necessarily a mainstream style. This results in a few customers that really love it but it doesn’t have a broad appeal.
Not my cup of tea either, but variation is always good.