A leaker claims Apple is now questioning whether MagSafe should remain a standard iPhone feature. The Weibo account Instant Digital reports that internal confidence around MagSafe has given way to uncertainty, with Apple weighing the costs of including the magnetic array against the accessory ecosystem that has grown around it since 2020.

Apple introduced MagSafe with the iPhone 12 lineup, bringing a ring of magnets for snap-on charging and accessory attachment. The company previously planned to expand the feature to iPad, but those plans never materialized. The iPhone 16e became the first new iPhone in years to launch without MagSafe, though Apple restored it with the iPhone 17e.

The upcoming foldable iPhone Ultra may tell the real story. Dummy models show no indentations for the magnet array, and at just 4.5mm thin when unfolded, the device may simply be too slim to accommodate it. If accurate, this would be both the most expensive iPhone ever at around $2,000 and the first premium model without MagSafe since the iPhone 11 Pro.

The leaker suggests Apple could restrict MagSafe to higher-end devices, with reports indicating the standard iPhone 18 faces cost-cutting pressures. However, full removal seems unlikely since Qi2, the industry wireless charging standard, adopted MagSafe's magnetic ring specification directly.