I was going to get a MagSafe charger but, after reading so many stories and watching videos about it, I decided a purchase would not be in my best interest.
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MagSafe is the worst thing Apple has made maybe ever
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Don't be ridiculous. OP said Qi chargers are slower than using MagSafe, using logic you can conclude that "regular" wireless charging is obviously still supported.
I see folks complaining about the lack of power bricks with Magsafe and phones. If it saves me even a little, then I am glad. I have many, many great power bricks that are multipurpose up to 90W. Last thing I need is a bunch more low wattage bricklets. I have settled on GaaN chargers from Anker and RavPower and never look back. Many good manufacturers making much better devices that anything that would be bundled.
Considering that even my husband’s regular iphone 8 recently wiped a hotel room key, I would keep a hotel key away. Not sure about anything else though. Considering they sell a (horrible) magsafe wallet product, I would think Apple would have made sure those would be okay. But if you want to be safe, just keep that kind of stuff away.
How would diagnostics/recovery work without a port? Or people’s medical devices? Seems like a problem to me.
They can actually do diagnostics wirelessly now. When I took my iPhone 11 Max in for an issue a couple of months ago to an Apple store they never hooked it to a wire once and did it all with this wireless tool they brought over to the phone.
That I don't know. I would imagine that if they do in fact go portless there would have to be a way to do that.
Because MagSafe *is* a port. It’s just a port without a physical ingress. A cable still comes into contact, and electrical signals are still transmitted - except the “stick it in” step has been removed.
Solution seems simple to me... buy an Apple Qi charger.
Wait, that was the point of this thread. 🤣
But ona serious note, you chose a super-thick case and then complain when Apple *told* everyone that some cases may cause issues with the MagSafe tech? Seems like a first-world problem to me. Why didn't you wait and get a MagSafe-compatible Otter case? That would have been the smart-buyer choice, right?
No one is forcing you to keep your iPhone 12. You are still within the return window. When are you taking it back?
If such a "portless" phone were to ship, I'd expect they'd do diagnostics same way they do it on the "portless" Apple Watch:
They open the diagnostic port door and access it that way.
Holding a phone with a wire attached isn't exactly what I'd call wireless
Anyone remember the completely round mouse? It went with the Steve Job’s iMacs. Couldn’t tell what end was up until you found the tail/cord. Apple has never been perfect, but they do better IMHO. Hopefully people buy what’s in their budget and makes them happy.
Half of my life is spent in hotel rooms and AirBnBs, my only fear about MagSafe's magnets is that it will ruin my cards. Also I fear for my money cards, hard to emergency order new ones in some countries in case they get damaged.
Magsafe is working fine for my house. My wife was notorious for breaking lightning cables while stretching them while lying in bed now uses Magsafe and her phone can charge while she’s on it easily.
I modified one of my Qi charging stands by drilling a hole in it and using some 3M tape. (Pic below). My Samsung Qi and Tesla wireless chargers still work. The other one that didn’t work at my office desk didnt work with my iPhone 12 mini but works for my wife’s iPhone 12, so she took it to her desk.
I modified one of my Qi charging stands by drilling a hole in it and using some 3M tape. (Pic below). My Samsung Qi and Tesla wireless chargers still work. The other one that didn’t work at my office desk didnt work with my iPhone 12 mini but works for my wife’s iPhone 12, so she took it to her desk.
DeletedMagsafe is working fine for my house. My wife was notorious for breaking lightning cables while stretching them while lying in bed now uses Magsafe and her phone can charge while she’s on it easily.
I modified one of my Qi charging stands by drilling a hole in it and using some 3M tape. (Pic below). My Samsung Qi and Tesla wireless chargers still work. The other one that didn’t work at my office desk didnt work with my iPhone 12 mini but works for my wife’s iPhone 12, so she took it to her desk.
I do think the new MagSafe connectors make the phone much more comfortable to hold, like when lying in bed 😬. The old lightning cord was always painful on my pinky and chest, and I think me resting the phone/cord on my chest always bent the cord contributing to them always breaking. Hopefully this solution will be better. I do wish they’d go to USB C. I’m trying to go all in on the USB C form factor, but Apple is making that difficult. A lot of people would still buy the Apple cords, so I’m not sure what their deal is.
Magsafe was the best thing Apple ever invented. It was the best way to charge a laptop.