It’s been almost four years since Apple reinvented its own charging standard with a new version of MagSafe for iPhone. It was released on the iPhone 12 and continued to be implemented in subsequent generations. Its efficiency and good reception are such that, with the collaboration of Apple, its technology is implemented in the Qi2 standard and will allow to have magnetic charge on a multitude of mobile phones that do not necessarily have to be from Apple.
However, In China, it will be forbidden to charge mobile phones with some of these chargers. The best example is the 15W MagSafe charger that Apple has been selling for four years. As local media SCMP reports, this is due to the frequency used and the entry into force of a new law.
Goodbye MagSafe if you live in China (or are traveling there)
MagSafe is simply the name with which Apple baptized a magnetic charging technology in 2006 and which, among these, was used to recharge the battery of MacBooks. As we said in the introduction, it was added to the iPhone in 2020, equipping them with a powerful magnet on the back that, in addition to allowing it to charge magnetically with adapters prepared for this purpose, also offers compatibility with magnetic accessories such as wallets.
Well, wallets and all those MagSafe iPhone accessories are not in danger anywhere in the world. Yes, however, Official Apple 15W charger that emits a 360 kHz radio frequency. This last information is to blame.
On September 1st, a new law comes into effect in China that regulates the frequency bands that can be used in wireless chargers for smartphones and laptops. The reason is “avoid harmful interference to radio operations”. That is, not to interfere with key communications systems such as aviation.
THE limits set by this regulation They establish that the maximum power must not exceed 80W, something that the official Apple charger does not reach and not even many third-party chargers that also work with Android. On the other hand, they affect the frequency limits: 100-148.5 kHz (this is where the Apple charger would fit), 6,765-6,795 kHz and 13,553-13,567 kHz.
It must be said that Apple already complies with Chinese regulations in advanceSince the country’s website already warns that the iPhone will only support a maximum power of 7.5W and a frequency of 127.7kHz. Therefore, a charger that exceeds the parameters established by law cannot be sold or imported from abroad.
Yes indeed, It’s not entirely clear what happens if a charger has already been purchased previously.. A priori, some media outlets indicate that there should be no problem using them as long as their purchase took place before September 1, 2024, apart from the fact that it does not seem that the police will go house to house to check how the devices are charged. In any case, the sales ban is clear and it will concern all manufacturers.
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