How to use your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

Your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery is designed to quickly and safely wirelessly charge your iPhone Air, extending the battery life of your device. iPhone Air MagSafe Battery was designed to pair only with iPhone Air.

Charge your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

Before you use your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery for the first time, fully charge it using a USB-C to USB-C cable with a 20W or higher power adapter.

  1. Plug one end of a USB-C cable into the connector on your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery.

  2. Plug the other end of the cable into a 20W or higher USB power adapter, then plug the adapter into a power outlet. The status light on your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery will stay lit for a few seconds.

While your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery is charging, the status light might flash. If it flashes green, your MagSafe Battery is fully charged. If it flashes amber, your MagSafe Battery might need more time to charge.

Using an adapter that is lower than 20W will result in a slower charge. For the fastest performance, use a 30W or higher USB power adapter.

Attach and remove your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

Your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery will attach magnetically to the back of your iPhone. To remove the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, simply pull it off the back of your device.

When attached, iPhone Air MagSafe Battery can charge your iPhone Air with up to 12W of power. When connected to a 30W or higher power adapter, it can charge iPhone Air with up to 20W of power.

When fully charged, iPhone Air MagSafe Battery provides up to 65% additional charge to your iPhone Air.

Check the charge status

When you attach your MagSafe Battery to your iPhone Air, it will automatically begin to charge your iPhone and a charging status will appear on the Lock screen.

To see your charging status in Today View or on the Home Screen, add the Batteries widget:

  1. Go to Today View or the Home Screen page where you want to add the widget, then touch and hold the background until the apps begin to jiggle.

  2. Tap the Add Widget button at the top of the screen to open the widget gallery.

  3. Scroll or search to find Batteries, tap it, then swipe left through the size options. The different sizes display different information.

  4. When you see the size you want, tap Add Widget, then tap Done.

When you're using your MagSafe Battery to charge your iPhone, you might get a notification that says your iPhone will charge only up to 90%. To charge past 90%, open Control Center, press and hold the Low Power Mode icon, then tap Continue. If you don't see the Low Power Mode icon, learn how to add it to Control Center.

Charge your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery and iPhone Air at the same time

Plug iPhone Air MagSafe Battery into a power adapter and then attach your MagSafe Battery to your iPhone Air. If you use a 30W or higher power adapter, the MagSafe Battery can charge your iPhone Air with up to 20W of charging power.

When you charge your iPhone Air and iPhone Air MagSafe Battery at the same time, your iPhone might charge to 80% or higher before your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery begins charging. This ensures your iPhone charges first in case you need to use it before all charging completes.

Learn more

  • You can use your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery to charge smaller devices using its USB-C connector. Plug in one end of a USB-C cable to your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery and the other end to your accessory, like AirPods. iPhone Air MagSafe Battery supports charging accessories that support USB Power Delivery. If you connect iPhone Air MagSafe Battery to a Mac or iPad, these devices will charge iPhone Air MagSafe Battery instead.

  • Your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery will update its firmware automatically while it is attached to iPhone. Or, update the firmware using a Mac or an iPad model with a USB-C connector and running macOS 26 or iPadOS 26. Detach the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery from your iPhone, plug one end of a USB-C cable into the connector on your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, and plug the other end into your Mac or iPad. If prompted, click "Allow accessory to connect". The firmware update will take about 5 minutes.

  • iPhone Air MagSafe Battery was designed to attach directly to your iPhone Air or through a case with MagSafe. If you use any other case that holds items like credit cards, remove them before charging with your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery.

  • Your iPhone might get slightly warmer while it charges. To extend the lifespan of your battery, if the battery gets too warm, software might limit charging above 80%. Your iPhone will charge again when the temperature drops. Try moving your iPhone and charger to a cooler location.

  • iPhone Air MagSafe Battery includes a charge management feature to help maintain battery health in situations where your iPhone Air MagSafe Battery is connected to power for prolonged periods of time.

  • If you have Optimized Battery Charging turned on, you'll see a notification on the Lock screen that says when your iPhone will be fully charged. If you need to have your iPhone fully charged sooner, touch and hold the notification, then tap Charge Now.

  • Learn about the magnets in MagSafe products.

*Testing conducted by Apple in July 2025 using preproduction iPhone Air units and software while subscribed to LTE and 5G carrier networks, paired with preproduction iPhone Air MagSafe Battery units and software. Tested with screen locked. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks, Auto-Brightness, and True Tone were turned off. All charging and battery claims depend on usage, environmental conditions, initial battery levels, network configuration, and many other factors; actual results will vary.

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