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I remember how Apple had been turning magnets in the iPad covers so that reversed polarity prevented them from being compatible with iPad of previous generation
by Yizahi 3y ago
I remember how Apple had been turning magnets in the iPad covers so that reversed polarity prevented them from being compatible with iPad of previous generation despite having exact same form factor and size. Such a pro consumer corpo. :)
- arein3 3y agopretty ingenious, they should do the same with the iphone magnetic accessories
- andsoitis 3y ago> Apple had been turning magnets in the iPad covers so that reversed polarity prevented them from being compatible with iPad of previous generation That's not actually what happened. See https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/the-case-of-the-mysterious-ipad-magnets/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/the-case-of-the-myst...
- yipbub 3y agoThat article doesn't confirm or deny whether that happened. It outlines the speculation and says that Belkin fixed something. Some users on ifixit said that switching the polarity worked for them: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/83099/Smart+Cover+Magnets+on+the+new+iPad https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/83099/Smart+Cover+Magnet...