iPhone 15 Pro Max What’s the point of MagSafe in a phone case?

[Morac]

The Apple Case I had supported MagSafe so if I went into the about screen on the phone I could see the MagSafe version and the like. The case I got for my 15 Pro Max just has magnets in it, so it won’t fall off a MagSafe charger, but it’s not a “MagSafe” magnet meaning it doesn’t exchange info with the phone.

If I put the phone in the case and put it on the charger I can see the MagSafe charger info in the about screen, so the case doesn’t interfere with MagSafe, it just doesn’t support it.

For a charger it makes sense to be MagSafe since that allows communicating charging speeds and the like, but what’s the point of having MagSafe in a case?

 

[velocityg4]

I think it's just for the guarantee of compatibility.

 

[McScooby]

The Apple Case I had supported MagSafe so if I went into the about screen on the phone I could see the MagSafe version and the like. The case I got for my 15 Pro Max just has magnets in it, so it won’t fall off a MagSafe charger, but it’s not a “MagSafe” magnet meaning it doesn’t exchange info with the phone.

If I put the phone in the case and put it on the charger I can see the MagSafe charger info in the about screen, so the case doesn’t interfere with MagSafe, it just doesn’t support it.

For a charger it makes sense to be MagSafe since that allows communicating charging speeds and the like, but what’s the point of having MagSafe in a case?

When was MagSafe ever about communication?

It's got magnets on the case because if you had a plain plastic case it wouldn't connect to any of the accessories such as popsockets & the like, there isn't enough magnetism to hold it, the phone would just slide off.

If anything it's not communication, it's marketing for accessories.

 

[StudioMacs]

The Apple Case I had supported MagSafe so if I went into the about screen on the phone I could see the MagSafe version and the like. The case I got for my 15 Pro Max just has magnets in it, so it won’t fall off a MagSafe charger, but it’s not a “MagSafe” magnet meaning it doesn’t exchange info with the phone.

If I put the phone in the case and put it on the charger I can see the MagSafe charger info in the about screen, so the case doesn’t interfere with MagSafe, it just doesn’t support it.

For a charger it makes sense to be MagSafe since that allows communicating charging speeds and the like, but what’s the point of having MagSafe in a case?

It’s so the MagSafe accessories are more securely attached. I thought that was fairly obvious, but I guess not.

I wouldn’t want a standard case between my iPhone and my MagSafe wallet.

 

[Morac]

It’s so the MagSafe accessories are more securely attached. I thought that was fairly obvious, but I guess not.

I wouldn’t want a standard case between my iPhone and my MagSafe wallet.

Read my post again. MagSafe requires both magnets and electronics to talk with the phone. The case I bought has magnets, but no electronics so it isn’t “MagSafe”.

So again, I ask what’s the point of having MagSafe in a case as opposed to just a magnet.

 

[StudioMacs]

Read my post again. MagSafe requires both magnets and electronics to talk with the phone. The case I bought has magnets, but no electronics so it isn’t “MagSafe”.

So again, I ask what’s the point of having MagSafe in a case as opposed to just a magnet.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

 

[tekchic]

For me the reasoning is that I use a magnetic PopSocket which is MUCH weaker without the MagSafe in the case itself so that it "sticks". Another reason, I have a magsafe charging brick that it probably wouldn't stick to if I was to put it in my sling bag with my phone to charge for awhile while on a train, etc.

So for me it's more of a magnetic "repeater" to ensure that whatever I'm sticking it to (tripod, battery pack, popsocket) will hold.

EDIT: Late to the party - mine I don't care about "MagSafe" as much as I care that the magnet is strong and that it still charges that way.

 

[slplss]

Forgetting the most basic but also important feature: it will notify you when the device (Wallet) get unplugged (dropped, stolen).

 

[boss.king]

I think you can automate things based on MagSafe as well (eg: if I put a pink case on my phone, set my wallpaper to a pink image to match, put it into a certain focus mode, etc).

 

[Tagbert]

Interms of a case, being "MagSafe" signifies that the case includes its own magnets so that it has a strong connection to the MagSafe charger. Without that the case is just a spacer and the phone's connection and automatic alignment will be weaker.