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Title: Apple to Allegedly Rekindle 'MagSafe' Brand for Magnetic iPhone Case and Wireless Charging Accessories Post by: HCK on October 11, 2020, 04:05:09 pm Apple to Allegedly Rekindle 'MagSafe' Brand for Magnetic iPhone Case and Wireless Charging Accessories
A Chinese Weibo account going by the name "Kang" this morning posted allegedly accurate information for every product set to be announced at the upcoming Apple event (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-event/) on October 13, including details and launch dates (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/09/full-details-of-iphone-12-lineup-allegedly-leaked-ahead-of-next-weeks-apple-event/) for the full iPhone 12 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-12/) lineup, and the rumored HomePod mini (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/09/leaker-homepod-mini-will-cost-99-next-month/). In addition, the original post also claims that Apple will announce a new magnetic iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) case with "MagSafe" and two official Apple wireless chargers called "MagSafe Charger" and "MagSafe Duo Charger," one or both of which will have a 15-Watt power output. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/08/iphone-12-cad-magnets.jpg) The "MagSafe" brand name will resonate with readers who remember Apple's magnetically attached MagSafe power connector, which first appeared on MacBook Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/) models in 2006 but despite its popularity was eventually discontinued across all Apple product lines between 2016 and 2019 and replaced with USB-C. Back in August, images shared on Weibo that were said to be from the ‌iPhone 12‌ depict a circular array of magnets (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/05/images-iphone-12-circular-array-magnets/) in the body of the device. The leak was met with speculation that the magnets could be for alignment purposes should Apple release its own wireless charger. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/08/alleged-iphone-12-chassis-magnets.jpg) EverythingApplePro, who shared the images on Twitter, also posted an image of an alleged iPhone 12 case (https://twitter.com/EveryApplePro/status/1290829473097555969?s=20) with a similar array of magnets built in, which he suggested are "likely for perfect alignment with Apple's wireless chargers." For months ahead of their unveiling, last year's iPhone 11 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-11/) series was rumored to feature a Qi-based device-to-device charging feature (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/01/two-way-wireless-charging-2019-iphones/), allowing for an Apple Watch, AirPods (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/airpods/), and other accessories to charge on the back of the iPhones. The feature was expected to be similar to Wireless PowerShare on Samsung's Galaxy S10. According to Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ming-chi-kuo/), however, the feature was abandoned because the charging efficiency did not meet Apple's requirements. As it stands, Apple hasn't released any native wireless chargers for ‌iPhone‌. The company canceled its much-anticipated AirPower (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/airpower/) charging mat last year due to quality concerns. Rumors persist that it continues to work on an AirPower-like charging mat, although faked images have been shared in support of this. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2020/10/1024px-MagSafe_9651.jpg)<center>MagSafe power connector on ‌MacBook Pro‌</center> Today's comprehensive leak appeared in Chinese and an image of the original post on Weibo has been tweeted by leaker Ice Universe (https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1314448632112836609?s=20), who has provided accurate information on unreleased Apple products in the past. <div class="linkback">Tag: Kang (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/kang/)</div> This article, "Apple to Allegedly Rekindle 'MagSafe' Brand for Magnetic iPhone Case and Wireless Charging Accessories (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/09/apple-to-launch-magsage-iphone-chargers/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-to-allegedly-rekindle-magsafe-brand-for-magnetic-iphone-case-and-wireless-charging-accessories.2259267/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=ypqmjzMU8yk:Gc-zpwCyq7U:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=ypqmjzMU8yk:Gc-zpwCyq7U:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=ypqmjzMU8yk:Gc-zpwCyq7U:qj6IDK7rITs) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/ypqmjzMU8yk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Apple to Allegedly Rekindle 'MagSafe' Brand for Magnetic iPhone Case and Wireless Charging Accessories (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/09/apple-to-launch-magsage-iphone-chargers/) |