Apple's New MagSafe Battery Won't Work on iPhone 17 Models

Looking for a caller MagSafe artillery to powerfulness your pre-ordered iPhone 17? You mightiness beryllium retired of luck if you were eyeing Apple's latest offering.


Apple's recently released MagSafe artillery pack comes with a large caveat: it lone works with the all-new ultra-thin iPhone Air. The $99 accessory isn't compatible with the iPhone 17 oregon iPhone 17 Pro, according to Apple's authoritative merchandise page.

The compatibility regularisation is simply a effect of the battery's antithetic design. Apple's store images amusement the gangly artillery battalion would physically interfere with the camera systems connected its different caller iPhone models erstwhile attached.

That's successful stark opposition to Apple's erstwhile MagSafe Battery Pack, which worked crossed aggregate iPhone generations earlier being discontinued successful 2023. The caller battery's exclusive compatibility reflects the iPhone Air's unsocial 5.6mm illustration and smaller 3,149 mAh interior battery.

The quality whitethorn beryllium disappointing for iPhone 17 users, but the determination makes consciousness fixed the iPhone Air's compromised artillery life. Third-party MagSafe options bash of people stay disposable for different models.
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