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Title: Apple is reportedly working on a MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone
Post by: HCK on February 17, 2021, 04:05:16 pm
Apple is reportedly working on a MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone

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Code in the second iOS 14.5 beta talks about a new "Mobile Charge Mode."
It also points to a new battery pack that uses MagSafe to attach to the iPhone.


As reported by WCCFTech, it appears that Apple may finally be working on that MagSafe battery pack that we all have wanted since the iPhone 12 lineup was released last fall.

Steve Moser, a contributing writer at MacRumors, noticed code in the second beta of iOS 14.5 that talks about a new "Mobile Charge Mode" for the iPhone. It indicates that the company is working on a battery pack that attaches to the iPhone through MagSafe and keeps the iPhone charged at 90% to maintain "battery efficiency."


  New 'Mobile Charge Mode' in iOS 14.5 beta 2 for an as-yet-unannounced 'Battery Pack' and not a case presumedly because it uses MagSafe for charging iPhone 12 devices. Also interestingly it keeps your iPhone charged to 90% for 'battery efficiency'.


New 'Mobile Charge Mode' i...

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