Will magnetic mounts affect Magsafe on new iPhones

Here’s my experience, I’m using Joyroom car magnetic mount, and it works without the magnetic piece, meaning the MagSafe ring attaches to the device without adding another magnet.

Adding another magnet, will not allow you to charge your device through a MagSafe charger.

i figured out a solution kinda- the built-in magnet in the iphone 12 pro is not strong enough for the car mounts. you need to use the thin magnet in between the phone and the case. but it interferes with wireless charging if the magnet is directly over center. so I placed the thin magnet towards the bottom instead of the middle and everything seems to be fine (didn't stick it, just put it in between the phone and case and it stays.. but either way). it also works a bit above center to the side of the camera lenses you just gotta play around with it. peace

I just messaged with apple and you can not add an additional magnet it will interfere with the magsafe function. 😓

They also said they do not yet have any phone holders that are approved although Belkin has one that will work but they can not guarantee it will not interfere with the magsafe charging

Along similar lines, I'm wondering if the MagSafe 'ring' means we can use magnetic car mounts without needing the metal sticker on the phone any more. Ie, will the iPhone 12 Pro just stick to the magnet on it own?

Well, I now have the iPhone 12 Pro MagSafe case, and I can report that it doesn’t stick to my Spigen magnetic car mount. :(

There’s a tiny bit of attraction, but not even enough to hold the case up, let alone a phone.

I have several of the adhesive magnetic patches on my families iPhones.

With receipt of the iPhone 12, I was under the assumption the 12 would automatically work with the magnetic mounts with root the need for the metal adhesive patches.

I have an aftermarket case for the 12 (thin), and with it on or off, the magnetic attraction is weak.

The phone will easily fall off my current magnetic stands with normal driving.

This is unfortunate.

Just got my IPhone 12 and can 100% say that the phone itself will not hold up on a magnetic car mount without the magnetic sticker. I’m assuming this is the same with the MagSafe case. Not sure if magnetic sticker will damage the phone with all this new MagSafe stuff though.

With the adhesive magnetic sticker on, it will prevent the wireless charging.

Apple found a way to even make magnets proprietary.

Frustrating as several mounts on vehicles (and other family phones) use these magnetic mounts.

I got the iPhone 12 and can confirm that the magsafe ring will "to some extent" stick to your phone holder's magnet, but not what you think. It won't hold still due to the phone's weight. I am buying a magnet piece to use it with the holder and will see the results. I am using scosche magnet holder.

I just received my new silicone MagSafe case, put my 12 pro in it and attempted to add it onto my Magnet Mount car charger...Not even close to being a strong enough attraction. I need to now find out if it would be harmful to add the physical magnet that came with the Magnet Mount (which I used on my prior iPhone model) so that I can drive with my new phone securely attached. Adding magnets to a phone and a case that already have a magnet seems risky somehow...

The charging time seems to be slower, but I am not sure if I am unknowingly damaging little by little either the MagSafe chargers or the phone itself...

I bought the iPhone 12 mini, so weight is not an issue and so far it holds firm in the car attached to the MagSafe.

I came out with another solution.. Used a cable hook (see attached), inserted the thin but strong hook/hand between the dashboard and the A/C vent. Stick the rectangular part into the MagSafe.. So far this looks great. you only see the circular MagSafe on the dashboard and the finish is perfect.

I guess maybe the phone magnets will 'boost' the case magnets (or magnetic surface or whatever it is), but even so, it feels like the MagSafe ring is going to be perfectly aligned with whatever you're attaching it to to work.

Just a guess here, but if the Belkin vent mount that is specifically made for MagSafe is strong enough to hold it, then I would think your average car mount magnet (that probably covers more surface area) should hold it to. I am hoping this is true as well. Will be great to use wireless charging and my magnetic mount in my car without having to take my phone out of it’s case.

https://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-WIC002/

I’ve had it for 2 days now. Here’s my take, the magnet does work to some extent. However, the phone is heavy and could potentially move and fall (hasn’t happened). To be safe, I am adding an additional magnet for more security. To answer the question; yes the phone 12 pro magnet itself works for a magnetic phone car mount. With the magnet the phone charges just fine.

Unless you have a laboratory horse shoe magnet, I don’t think it will damage any parts on your phone. The car mount magnets are so minimal, it won’t do anything. However, depending on magnet placement you won’t be able to charge your phone unless it is through a cable.