Processor: iPhone 12 MagSafe reverse pack battery pack

Apple is working on MagSafe-compatible battery packs that will be compatible with the iPhone 12 models, and Jon Prosser, the leaker, said on the Genius Bar podcast today that one version of the battery will contain ‘reverse charge’.

According to Prosser, Apple is working on two versions of the battery packs, one that is a standard version and one that is a premium version with reverse charging. Prosser is not about reverse charging in detail, but presumably this means that the battery will be able to charge a 12iPhone 12 charge and at the same time also charge AirPods from the other side.

Prosser has a mixed record of predicting Apple’s plans and is not always accurate. The reliability of this information is therefore unclear and should be viewed with skepticism until confirmed. Prosser claims that his source is “not sure” whether Apple will release both of these battery packs, or that only one of them will launch, and we may not see a version with a reverse charging debut. Later this week, Prosser plans to release versions of the battery packs based on information from its source.

Apple’s work on ‌iPhone 12‌ batteries became clear in mid-February after the launch of the second iOS 14.5 beta. Mention was made of a mysterious ‘battery pack’ discovered in the code MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, and Bloomberg later confirmed that Apple is working on a ‌iPhone 12‌ MagSafe battery pack.

Gurman did not mention the possibility of reverse loading, but some prototypes had a white rubber side. Gurman said the development of the accessories is hampered by software issues that Apple is still working to fix before the accessories are released.

There have been rumors about bilateral wireless charging for the 2019 iPhone 11 models, but it was ultimately not a feature that Apple implemented because the company could not make it work. Two-way wireless charging would have allowed an iPhone to charge another ‌iPhone‌ or charge a small accessory like the ‌AirPods‌.