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So much for Airplane Mode

My iPhone Air MagSafe Battery came in the mail today, and it was the first time I've ever seen this ridiculous sticker.

Does this mean the product can't be taken on passenger planes? Because the only risk factor other than the product the battery itself in the box is a few layers of cardboard.

Quick impressions on the product:

  • It is a battery
  • It can be charged via USB-C and charge other devices via USB-C
  • It can connect to phones other than the iPhone Air, but generally only sideways, and iOS 26 handles it in software correctly (meaning whatever software integration Apple built for the product isn't gated to iPhone Air serial numbers)
  • It will attach to MagSafe chargers but not charge from them
  • I haven't tried putting my AirPods Pro 2 case on them, but wouldn't be surprised if it charged them

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