MagSafe Wallet

Walletigious disables the MagSafe wallet animation on pwned iPhone 12 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 20, 2021

MagSafe is a relatively new feature that ships with the iPhone 12 lineup, and it lets users connect wireless chargers and other accessories such as cases, wallets, and battery packs to their handset with the satisfying click that comes with magnetic attraction.

In many instances, connecting first-party and other licensed MagSafe accessories to a supported iPhone results in an aesthetically pleasing animation. Even Apple’s MagSafe wallets provides an animation of their own that’s distinguished from the one you see when connecting to a MagSafe charger.

Video: Thoughts and observations after four months with Apple’s MagSafe Wallet for iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ March 8, 2021

First look can be deceiving, especially if you glanced at Apple's MagSafe Wallet only to shrug it off as a pointless, pricey accessory. But spend some quality time with it and things may start to look differently. In this clip, our videographer Harris Craycraft shares with you some pretty interesting thoughts based on his everyday usage of this accessory in the past four months.

iPhone 12 MagSafe Wallet video hands-on: Should you buy it and why others are wrong?

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 12, 2020

The MagSafe Wallet is arguably the most polarizing Apple accessory for the latest iPhone 12 family of smartphones, and it takes full advantage of built-in magnets! You've probably seen some negative reviews online and complaints about this case. Our own Harris Craycraft himself has run into several issues on day one and got confused by a few aspects of this case. But when he actually started using it, it became clear to him what Apple was trying to achieve with this wallet accessory. We thought you might like to learn more about why Harris changed his initial opinion about the MagSafe Wallet, so we created a video about it.