Generally speaking, no you do not need to remove a case of that nature from 
your phone. The positioning is going to be even more finicky though so… Good 
luck.
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2023, at 19:58, Richard <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I just opened my Apple Magsafe pad.
> 
> It appears the only  way the pad can charge my iPhone would be for me to 
> remove the case from the phone. I have a silicone slip case I purchased from 
> Apple.
> 
> Must I remove the case  to charge the phone?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Richard Petty
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. Taylor <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 5:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: magsafe
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Yes, I have successfully used my Apple Magsafe charging pad to charge my 
> beloved iPhone 8 Plus and not so beloved iPhone 11.  It also charges my 
> Airpods Pro and Airpods third gen.
> 
> However, I will say that the 8 Plus needs to be perfectly aligned on the 
> Magsafe pad in order to charge correctly.  This is actually more difficult 
> than I would have expected.  Move the phone off center of the pad and, while 
> the pad will remain a bit warm, the battery will not charge on the 8 Plus.  I 
> would never recommend using the Magsafe charger with a non-Magsafe device, 
> unless absolutely necessary.
> 
> I have an old third-party charging pad, purchased at the same time as my 
> beloved 8 Plus, from the Apple store, that works much, much better than the 
> new Apple Magsafe charging pad, with the 8 Plus and other non-Magsafe 
> devices..
> 
> It's been a while now but I think I got my beloved Samsung Galaxy to charge 
> from the Apple Magsafe charging pad, also.
> 
> Mark
> 
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 12:36 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: magsafe
> 
> Perfect!
> Thanks Sieghard.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard, USA.
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
> --  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
> 
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> 
> From: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On 
> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 12:26 PM
> To: mailto:[email protected]
> Subject: RE: magsafe
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> You have to differenciate between what “Apple” says and what a random “Apple 
> employee” says whether that is an employee at a store or from Apple 
> Accessibility or Apple Technical Support. Yes, in a perfect world they would 
> all be perfectly trained and know everything, but they don’t, they are people 
> and have opinions and misconceptions.
> 
> Here is what it says about the basic MagSafe charging pad on the Apple Store 
> website, I’ll provide the link below:
> The MagSafe Charger makes wireless charging a snap. The perfectly aligned 
> magnets attach to your iPhone 12 or later to provide faster wireless charging 
> up to 15W.
> The MagSafe Charger maintains compatibility with Qi charging, so it can be 
> used to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later, as well as AirPods models 
> with a wireless charging case, as you would with any Qi-certified charger.
> The magnetic alignment experience only applies to iPhone 12, iPhone 13, 
> iPhone 14, and iPhone 15.
> 
> https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHXH3AM/A/magsafe-charger
> 
> As you can see, a MagSafe charger is no different from any Qi-certified 
> charger except that it is slightly magnetic. The actual strength of the 
> charger is not even that much which you can check by sticking any steel 
> object to it, I just happened to have a 4-inch #2 Roberts screw driver bit 
> sitting here and while it sticks to the Belkin MagSafe charging stand I have, 
> it is not a strong attachment. But along with the magnets in the iPhone (on 
> compatible models), the attachment is relatively secure. I love how MagSafe 
> chargers work and would never go back to anything else and I only use a cable 
> if I don’t have any other choice.
> If somebody who has an iPhone SE wants to use MagSafe then it is certainly 
> completely safe and OK to buy a MagSafe compatible case and use it that way.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
> 
> From: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On 
> Behalf Of Richard Turner
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 11:54 AM
> To: mailto:[email protected]
> Subject: Re: magsafe
> 
> I was told by Apple that one should not use a MacSafe charger with an SE. I 
> have not looked further into it. 
> 
> 
> Richard, USA
> ——
> "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley 
> (Sent from my iPhone)
> 
> On Nov 4, 2023, at 10:11 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Actually a Magsafe wireless charger will charge an iPhone SE just fine, but 
> it won’t stick to it since it does not have the magnets in the phone. 
> However, you can get cases which include a magnetic disk and with something 
> like this any phone will become MagSafe compatible.
> 
> https://www.xda-developers.com/how-use-magsafe-unsupported-iphones/#:~:text=Notably%2C%20though%2C%20MagSafe%20is%20only,the%20back%20of%20the%20phone.
> 
> From: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On 
> Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 8:12 AM
> To: mailto:[email protected]
> Subject: RE: magsafe
> 
> Many thanks. You have saved me from an expensive mistake!
> Alison
> 
> 
> From: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On 
> Behalf Of Richard Turner
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 1:26 PM
> To: mailto:[email protected]
> Subject: Re: magsafe
> 
> MACSafe refers to the type of charger. the SE cannot use a MacSafe wireless 
> charger. 
> 
> 
> Richard, USA
> ——
> "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley 
> (Sent from my iPhone)
> 
> On Nov 4, 2023, at 3:20 AM, CJ & AA MAY <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I need to replace my Apple Earpods and see that one option are Magsafe 
> compatible. I have an SE Iphone and someone has told me that Magsafe isn’t 
> compatible with this model of iPhone. Is that right?
> Alison
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