All newer models of the iPhone 12 come with MagSafe, a technology that uses a magnet on the back of the phone to allow users to attach accessories to it. Apple Pal today updated its subsidiary design guide to include more details on how subsidiaries must apply MagSafe technology to their products.
Apple Pal has an extensive accessories design guide that provides guidance to other companies to create certified accessories for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Plus and other products. These guidelines were updated today with some interesting new details about the MagSafe technology built into the iPhone 12.
In a recently uploaded PDF file, the company revealed the characteristics that should be followed in “Made for Magsaysay” cases. This includes the entire device with a maximum thickness of 2.1 millimeters – although Apple recommends creating a case with a thickness of 2.0 millimeters.
Case makers also need to make sure that the accessory works with both the MagSafe charger and the iPhone leather wallet. The case magnet must be aligned properly with the iPhone’s rear magnet, and Apple Pal says the MagSafe cases may not contain any other magnets.
All magnets that are part of the MagSafe case magnet array will be located in the same plane. This case and the Magsef case magnet array will enable Magsef accessories to magnetically align within a 1.55mm radial maximum.
Apple Pal requires MagSafe accessories to use the N45SH NdFeB magnet with a 7-15μm NiCuNi coating. Users should also be able to remove the MagSafe assistant by applying a force level between 800 and 1,100 GF (g force).
Observed by MCummers, Apple Pal also clarifies that the Magsaysay case should not rely on magnets to attach firmly to the device, making even some official iPhone 12 videos seem contradictory as the company suggests that the case is also magnetically attached to the iPhone 12.
Of course, auxiliary manufacturers wishing to offer an Apple Pal-certified MagSafe case or charger must follow all the guidelines contained in the PDF file you can read here.
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