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I've been very critical of Apple's anti-steering approach and stance against a user's right to install whatever they want on their device without being gatekept by Apple.

But I do not see any issue with the "scare screen" here. It does not add any extra steps that make the process of installing the app more difficult, and nothing about the messaging is untrue. So It should be well within Apple's right to disclose this information before the user downloads the app.

ensoniq said:

No one at AppleInsider or MacRumors or 9to5Mac gets crapped on when they make mistakes.  Why hold Prosser to a different standard?

Because their accuracy is notably better? Because they don't drag out their big "reveals" on twitter with multi-day countdowns to maximize revenue? Or do silly stunts like shaving eyebrows? Or sensationalize and hype up everything as if it's the most incredible scoop ever made?

And don't get me wrong, I have leveled blunt criticisms at all three of these sites you mentioned on their comments sections. But at least their authors appear to be focused more on sharing the information than they are about bringing attention to themselves.

If you're shaking your head now, though, it's because you've used MagSafe. Once you have and you know how convenient is to just pop your iPhone on a stand, it is very hard to go back.

Do you think people are taking the case off of their iPhone and using the built-in MagSafe magnets to mount the phone to the stand charger? Of course not. Everybody's phone is in a case and it stays in the case for 99.99% of its life. Cases offer MagSafe. People's iPhones are attaching to the stand via the case's magnets, not the phone's. A quick Amazon search shows that popular case makers like Spigen already have magnetic charging cases for the iPhone 16e.

This was the right call by Apple.

This is overblown, and not really the end of the world. Practically everyone uses a Case with their iPhone, and so practically everyone who uses MagSafe to charge doesn't rely on the Phone's magnets for aligning the charger anyway. I'm sure there will be Case makers who provide the magnet ring for 16E, just like they have for iPhones for nearly 5 years. Would MagSafe in the phone+case strengthen the hold for car-mounted options? Probably. But a Gig Driver (a very urban job) who would use such a setup probably needs a different phone that supports mmWave.