MacBook Pro Sleeps when Phone on corner

[Mason Dulemba]

My Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Goes to Sleep when I put my iPhone on the Left corner, Is there any way to prevent this ? it doesn't do it every time, but it can get extremely annoying when it does

 

[maerz001]

Seems to be the lid close sensor which is triggered by the magnets of ur phone.

IMHO the sensor can't be deactivated

 

[smallcoffee]

stop putting it there

 

[JackieInCo]

They use a magnet to sense when the lid is closed so the display will shut off. The phone has a magnet in there and when the phone is placed on that corner, the MBP thinks you have closed the lid so they display turns off and the computer sleeps. I've done the same thing with my 2015 MBP.

 

[_Kiki_]

Which model of iPhone ?

 

[MC6800]

It's a known issue. On the 2011 MBP 17" the sensor's on the lower right, so I've learned to place the phone on the left when carrying both. My iPhone SE has the vibrator motor (with magnets) near the bottom, which is typical.

 

[maerz001]

It's not only the vibration motor. Also each phone's ear speaker and loudspeaker and mic has magnets plus the focus mechanism of the cam...

 

[MC6800]

Right-- it's probably the speaker magnet causing it since it's strong enough to hold a paperclip to the back. I suppose Apple could fix this by making their sensor less sensitive (the lid magnets are much stronger), but that would likely cause other problems.