The iPhone 12 magnets might interfere with pacemakers, Apple warns

25 January 2021
The latest phones and Magsafe accessories should be at least six inches away from the heart implant.

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  • AnonD-804996
  • puk
  • 25 Jan 2021

Everyone needs to chill on sticking magnets everywhere.

    AnonD-909757, 25 Jan 2021Apple always know how to hit its fan's hearts.Looooooool

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      • Anonymous
      • GQd
      • 25 Jan 2021

      NotAnOpinion, 25 Jan 2021In other news, Huawei is in talks in selling its Mate and P... morefake news not happening

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        • Anonymous
        • I4x
        • 25 Jan 2021

        Heart Patient, 25 Jan 2021This is serious. Thanks for literally saving my life am not... moreAlmost all smartphones pose this risk lol just ban them all!

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          • Fed up anonymously
          • kk4
          • 25 Jan 2021

          Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021lol, sue them to oblivionThere’s a reason every phone has a separate safety pamphlet enclosed when ever you buy a phone. Every cell phone can interfere with that type of equipment. It is just that with the iPhone 12 they have that wireless capability where the magnets are on the outside of the phone. It will be hard to sue them with all the documentation they include with purchase.

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            • Anonymous
            • gq3
            • 25 Jan 2021

            Yet another half baked feature rolled out.
            Software full of bugs, Hardware full of bugs! Brand boys will justify this as good for them as well.

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              • Anonymous
              • pN4
              • 25 Jan 2021

              abigfanoftechs, 25 Jan 2021The US minimum wage is around $8/hr. Apple being a US compa... moreThey manufacture in China though

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                • Anonymous
                • m2J
                • 25 Jan 2021

                Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021Doesn't all phones interfere with pacemakers ? It's not talking about the phone interfering. It's talking about the magnets that hold the wireless charger up that are built in the phone. As the phones today are so large you cant have them in your pants pockets so you have them in close to heart jacket pockets

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                  • Dkx
                  • 25 Jan 2021

                  Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021Doesn't all phones interfere with pacemakers ? Yeah but apple has additional magnet for magsafe implementation ,so more chance and possible risk thats why they notified it

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                    • Anonymous
                    • PGq
                    • 25 Jan 2021

                    You are using MagSafe accessories wrongly
                    You are holding iPhone 12 Series wrongly

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                      • p}2
                      • 25 Jan 2021

                      That means that if you have it in your pocket when you are walking in the street, or driving and you have an accident and emergency try to reanimated you with a defibrillator, they probably can't. Sounds like Tesla and their autonomous cars to me. A good way to spend more than 1200 euros on a phone that can kill you.

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                        • TomC
                        • k1U
                        • 25 Jan 2021

                        They also interfere with mechanical watches.

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                          • AnonD-909757
                          • pZV
                          • 25 Jan 2021

                          Apple always know how to hit its fan's hearts.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • X5S
                            • 25 Jan 2021

                            Doesn't all phones interfere with pacemakers ?

                              Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021The third point goes for all brands unfortunately. Makes me... moreThe US minimum wage is around $8/hr. Apple being a US company should be paying at least $6/hr.

                                RIP

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • pN4
                                  • 25 Jan 2021

                                  Shady69, 25 Jan 2021"apple warns" ? didn't another company or in... moreYes, it was from some newspage, don't remember the name. Apple should have documented this issue before even manufacturing the device...

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pN4
                                    • 25 Jan 2021

                                    [deleted post]The third point goes for all brands unfortunately. Makes me sick to my stomache.

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                                      • North Pole
                                      • na1
                                      • 25 Jan 2021

                                      Headline quote, "The iPhone 12 magnets might interfere with pacemakers, Apple warns"

                                      The quoted headline may well be conclusively proven with further research, however one thing that certainly requires no further investigation and is fully recognised, is the fact that:

                                      'The iPhone 12 cost of ownership does interfere with disposable income, North Pole warns'.

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                                        • Heart Patient
                                        • YQS
                                        • 25 Jan 2021

                                        This is serious. Thanks for literally saving my life am not buying an iPhone 12 or any iPhone for the matter again.