Apple’s iPhone MagSafe battery charger might destroy your charge card, passport or security badge

Your Apple iPhone 12 and its brand-new MagSafe magnetic battery charger might bring some discomfort to your wallet. And no, we’re not speaking about the phone’s $829 off-carrier rate. In a brand-new assistance file published to its site recently, Apple informed users they ought to constantly ensure to get rid of any wallet devices from the back of their phones prior to utilizing the brand-new $39 MagSafe battery charger. The connection might harm your charge card, passport, work badge or any other product with a radio chip or magnetic strip, Apple stated.

“Before you place your iPhone on your MagSafe Charger, make sure that no objects (like credit cards, hotel key cards, or transit cards) or debris are between them. If your device has a metal case or if it’s very thick, remove it. Also remove iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe,” Apple stated in its assistance file. “If you have a MagSafe case, you can leave it in place.”

Apple offers a range of MagSafe cases for its brand-new iPhone 12 mobile phones. It likewise offers a wallet device that magnetically links to the back of an iPhone and any suitable MagSafe case. 

Apple’s assistance file highlights how the business’s brand-new MagSafe charging system — which has actually been admired by customers for its basic yet apparently dependable method of linking devices to the phone — has its restrictions. 

“The magnets can also connect to noncharging accessories like a detachable wallet, which you can use with or without a MagSafe phone case,” CNET customer Patrick Holland composed in his evaluation of the iPhone 12, which he called among the highest-rated phones ever. “This little business card-sized wallet won me over. I’m excited to see what Apple and third-party companies use MagSafe for.”

Still, in spite of all the technical wizardry behind iPhones and other popular tech items, they still need to compete with physics and chemistry. In this case, magnets and charge card never ever worked well together. Though Apple’s site states its wallet case device is safe to utilize with IDs and charge card while on the go.

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Apple also warned its iPhones may get warm while charging with MagSafe. If the battery gets too hot, the iPhone will automatically limit charging until it cools down, Apple added. “Your iPhone will charge again when the temperature drops,” the company said. “Try moving your iPhone and charger to a cooler location.”

And for those of you hoping to get a faster charge by plugging in the iPhone’s lightning cable and MagSafe charger, you’re out of luck. Apple said it’ll default to the lightning port if it’s plugged in.