Prosser: iPhone 12 MagSafe Battery Pack to Feature Reverse Charging

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Apple is working on MagSafe-compatible battery packs that will be compatible with the iPhone 12 models, and leaker Jon Prosser today said on the Genius Bar podcast that one version of the battery pack will feature "reverse charging."

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According to Prosser, Apple is working on two versions of the battery packs, one that's a standard version and one that's a premium version with reverse charging. Prosser does not go into detail on reverse charging, but presumably this means that the battery pack will be able to charge an ‌iPhone 12‌ while also charging AirPods from the other side at the same time.

Prosser has a mixed track record when it comes to predicting Apple's plans and is not always accurate, so the reliability of this information is unclear and should be viewed with some skepticism until confirmed. Prosser claims that his source is "not sure" if Apple will release both of these battery packs or if only one will launch, so we may not see a version with reverse charging debut. Later this week, Prosser plans to release renders of the battery packs based on information from his source.

Apple's work on ‌iPhone 12‌ battery packs became apparent in mid-February after the launch of the second iOS 14.5 beta. There was a mention of a mysterious "battery pack" discovered in the code by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, and Bloomberg later confirmed that Apple is indeed working on an ‌iPhone 12‌ MagSafe battery pack.

Gurman did not mention a reverse charging possibility, but some of the prototypes were described as having a white rubber exterior. Gurman said that development on the accessory has been hindered by software issues that Apple is still working on fixing before releasing the accessory.

Bilateral wireless charging was rumored for the 2019 iPhone 11 models, but it did not end up being a feature that Apple implemented because the company wasn't able to make it work. Two way wireless charging would have allowed an iPhone to charge another ‌iPhone‌ or to charge a small accessory like the ‌AirPods‌.

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Rob_2811 Avatar
Rob_2811
22 weeks ago
Will it feature the Apple TV he said he said was coming?
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cmaier Avatar
cmaier
22 weeks ago
Why does phone charging the pack not make sense? That way you’d just plug the phone in and it would charge the pack. Saves a connector on the pack.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ted Lasso Avatar
Ted Lasso
22 weeks ago
Now this would make MagSafe useful for me. I’d buy that.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HeavenDynamic Avatar
HeavenDynamic
22 weeks ago
I find it kinda funny that all those "leakers" publish their reports right after Gurman's and Kuo's. Never before.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thealkimist Avatar
thealkimist
22 weeks ago
Wireless charging via electrical socket seems acceptable to me. But via a battery? That feels more wasteful with its inefficiency.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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flopticalcube
22 weeks ago
More likely is that it means the battery pack can be charged from a magsafe charger. Some 3rd party MS batteries can already do this.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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