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No, iPhone 18 won’t have Mac-like MagSafe charging

Here we go again, with a viral TikTok with no basis in fact. The latest lie claims that the iPhone 18 will ditch USB-C and feature a tiny MacBook-like MagSafe plug.

Close-up of a silver MagSafe-style laptop charging connector with a blurred open MacBook and soft pink-lit workspace in the background
Apple really should bring proper MagSafe to the iPhone

It’s pretty common these days. A TikTok lie about Apple pops up, and it’s passed around and cloned on the site. Millions of hits later, it reaches the ears of mainstream media, who pick it up like it’s gospel, straight from Tim Cook’s desk.

The latest lie is that the 2026 iPhone is getting a nearly microscopic MacBook-like Magsafe charger, and USB-C will be purged from the device.

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