Can the Magsafe leave imprints on naked iPhones? I used mine for the first time today on my iPhone 12 PM and noticed a circle has formed on the back glass after a charge. Is this just a temporary mark or? What has your experience been?
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Magsafe leaving imprints on naked iPhone?
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Does that not wipe off. I would return it to Apple if not. That is not negligence and clearly a case of their accessories damaging your £1200 phone
If it is then yes he should return the phone. Unlike the cases I am not aware of Apple making any statement saying that using the magsafe chargers will damage the surface of your phone.
I have a feeling we will see more complaints about MagSafe damaging the back of the phone.
OP, you can try rubbing it off with a damp microfiber cloth.
If anyone else has this issue, it needs to be publicised and Macrumors might pick it up. These magsafe chargers seem to damage anything they come in to contact with and need to carry a health warning. I wonder if it affects the AirPods Pro battery case as i was going to try and charge mine using magsafe.. I might try it and see what happens. If it marks it then i shall insist that apple replaces it.
A couple of questions that I haven’t found the answers for...
1. What is the mark? Eg can it be wiped off? Is the glass scratched? Is the glass discoloured?
2. What is causing it? Eg impact, abrasion, heat or something else.
I’m also surprised that we haven’t seen more of this issue (case or not) on Mac Rumours. But maybe we will soon.
1. What is the mark? Eg can it be wiped off? Is the glass scratched? Is the glass discoloured?
2. What is causing it? Eg impact, abrasion, heat or something else.
I’m also surprised that we haven’t seen more of this issue (case or not) on Mac Rumours. But maybe we will soon.
I saw part of that mark on my green 12 mini yesterday. It was a crescent and I buffed it off with a cloth. I’ve charged my mini caseless on it about three times so far and yesterday was the first time I saw a mark. I don’t know what it is. At first I was worried it was a discoloration. I’m not going to be charging with MagSafe on the bare phone anymore. (I had to after I stuck a pop socket on my case).
It looks like a scuff but it’s not. It did wipe off with a bit of effort.
With repeated MagSafe charging, I doubt people will be able to wipe off the imprint. I predict Apple will change their MagSafe warning to include naked charging very soon. Even if they do that, they could still face some angry customers who will end up suing, even though Apple warned ahead of time.
I agree. After a while i think it will have a permanent imprint.
I remember now what it reminds me of! Back when I had the iPhone 7 Plus I had a UAG case with some sort of rubbery interior that had a honeycomb pattern. My phone was in the case for about a month when I took it out to clean it. And to my horror, which I had posted about somewhere on this forum all those years ago, there was a honeycomb pattern imprinted into the aluminum and it would NOT come off. I tried soap and water (very carefully) and I tried a microfiber cloth. Nothing.
I think I even tried a pencil eraser at one point. What finally removed it was isopropyl alcohol and a cloth and my husband’s sturdier hand doing the work. He had to work at it to get the marks off. They were the result of some sort of chemical reaction.
I had since run into the same issue on other brands of phones and other TPU cases and seen complaints on Amazon of the same thing occurring.
The complaints all kind of died out when phones went to glass backs
I am also reminded of what happens to my electric skillets. So far in my nearly 25 years of marriage I’ve had about four that I’ve desperately tried to make last well past their prime. When I first got them, they were great and nonstick. Then after a few months a ring forms where the heating element is and you gradually lose the non-stick surface in a ring over the heating element. So there’s always a circle of food that will burn over the element unless you stir constantly. Eventually the surface gives way to an unsightly ring that is a combination of damage to the surface itself and burnt on food that only comes up with a lot of effort and baking soda and vinegar.
I am not saying the two scenarios I speak of in any way describe what may be happening here. It just reminded me of those other instances of dealing with patterned markings.
Yeah, I think you are onto something. Unless folks have lots of sand in their environment, I don' think these marks on the naked phone are abrasions. I think it must be some form of residue from the Magsafe plastic. Possibly outgassing when it heats up. It should come off with the right solvent (alcohol most likely).
Now on the leather cases of course it is a different problem since the leather can get compressed, and also the leather is a porous material that can "absorb" the residue.
That’s one of the reasons I got silver but even then yes you can faintly see a circle ⭕️ outline on the back. I just used a Clorox wipe and it seems ok. Im
Sure that’s a big no no ...
Sure that’s a big no no ...
Ok i left it to fully charge, and i was able to wipe the marks off. I didnt expect them on a first charge tho, and wonder how this will look after 6 months of usage, i dont plan to wipe it off everytime i get it off the charger, just not convenient. Well will see i guess
Are you planning on keeping the phone more than a year, or are you on the yearly upgrade program?
Well thats good to hear, mine is also pacific blue altough it looks like graphite in the picture hah. How long have you been using Magsafe?