Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by devmor on Thursday January 04, 2024 @04:53PM
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Doesn't have to cover the entire back of the camera. Just needs to use magsafe to attach.
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Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by cududa on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:04PM
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I don't think magsafe is strong enough to support the entire phone on a keyboard
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by al_borland on Thursday January 04, 2024 @08:38PM
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I use the MagSafe Apple wallet and often turn is sideways to give myself something to hold while I watch videos in landscape. A keyboard would work in much the same way, in terms of what it needs to support and where it’s being held.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by happyopossum on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:19PM
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MagSafe supports my 'entire phone' bouncing around in my truck, and hanging on my headboard at night - it's more than strong enough to hold a phone to a keyboard.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by kridsdale1 on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:51PM
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I enjoy that your unwritten implication is that your headboard is banging around at night with equal amplitude to your truck.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by dylan604 on Thursday January 04, 2024 @07:00PM
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humblebragging at its finest me thinks
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by cweagans on Thursday January 04, 2024 @08:52PM
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Maybe his truck has a really nice, comfy suspension that doesn’t move much. Maybe he’s humblebragging about his truck :P
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by cududa on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:34PM
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Fair and good point!
Is this something that has changed with the newer phones? I have an iPhone 12 pro, and MagSafe barely holds the wireless charging circle to the back of the phone.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by ClassyJacket on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:47PM
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Supporting the entire phone is the entire point of Magsafe, what else would you even use it for?
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by johnwalkr on Thursday January 04, 2024 @07:39PM
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It works great to support the entire weight of the phone on your desk or a dashboard, even when driving a fast car or riding a bike (unless you crash of course). But it's 1-2 orders of magnitude less force than required to resist pulling it out of your pocket.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by dylan604 on Thursday January 04, 2024 @07:01PM
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lightly holding the charger in place well enough to maintain contact yet easily removed if the cable is pulled without damaging cable or device. anything after that is bonus and outside the scope of magsafe's use. the magnets on my desktop multi-device charger do not meet that requirement as they are significantly stronger than Magsafe connections.
Re:Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
by valianteffort on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:38PM
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That wouldn't be very comfortable at all