iPhone 12's magnets shouldn't impact medical devices more than older modelsWhat you need to know
Apple's iPhone 12 lineup has a ton of magnets in it.
More than any other iPhone, in fact.
Apple says that those magnets shouldn't impact medical devices more than older models, though.
Good news for those with pacemakers.
Apple's iPhone 12 lineup makes heavier use of magnets than any iPhone that came before. The addition of MagSafe is a big deal, not only for its utility but the potential for those magnets to interfere with other things – like medical equipment. Thankfully, Apple says we needn't worry.
In an updated support document spotted by MacRumors, Apple says that the new iPhones aren't a bigger risk to medical equipment – like pacemakers – than older models.
Phone contains magnets as well as components and radios that emit electromagnetic fields. These magnets and electromagnetic fields may interfere with medical devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
Though all iPhone 12 models contain more magnets than prior iPhone models, ...
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iPhone 12's magnets shouldn't impact medical devices more than older models
