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wanjuggler t1_jdwphk9 wrote
Reply to comment by henrydavidthoreauawy in Which MagSafe power bank brand are you choosing for your iPhone 14? by AptCovering
Apple opened up its MagSafe tech to the new Qi2 Magnetic Power Profile standard, which "will also support new types of accessories that magnetically attach to the back of the phone, like an extra battery."
Presumably that support would include the signaling for the charger to tell the device that it is an external battery. So there's a path forward.
wanjuggler t1_jdv8pik wrote
Reply to comment by k4l1m3r in Which MagSafe power bank brand are you choosing for your iPhone 14? by AptCovering
Not only that, but the Apple one is also the only one that prevents your phone from doing dumb things when you connect the battery.
With all the other battery packs, your phone thinks that it's connected to a wall charger, so it will start wasting power: updating apps, processing photos, running background tasks. When you connect the Apple battery pack, iOS acts as if it's still on battery power.
(You can verify this with the developer APIs.)
wanjuggler t1_je0thxq wrote
Reply to comment by byParallax in Which MagSafe power bank brand are you choosing for your iPhone 14? by AptCovering
I do seriously hate the look of the white battery pack. I considered spraying it with black vinyl dye but wasn't sure how that would handle any moisture.
With all of the thermal challenges of wireless charging from a battery, maybe they were just like, "Fuck 'Midnight black', we're only selling this in the coldest possible case color."