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Alongside the iPhone 13 models, Apple introduced a new version of the MagSafe Wallet that first came out last year. This updated version includes Find My technology, and we thought we’d test it out to see how well it works and whether it’s a useful feature addition.
Design wise, the new iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe looks like the previous version. It’s made from leather in a variety of colors and is designed to attach to the back of an iPhone magnetically. There’s a single small opening at the top that can hold up to three credit cards.
Because it’s MagSafe, it only works with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models, and compared to last year’s version, there doesn’t appear to be an improvement in magnetic strength. It seems to feel about the same, and as with last year’s model, there’s a chance it can pop off when you’re putting your iPhone in a tight pocket.
The major new feature addition is Find My, but it does have some limitations so don’t expect it to work like other Apple accessories with Find My enabled.
When you first attach the wallet to a compatible iPhone, it pops up the option to add it to the Find My app. After the MagSafe Wallet is added, you can see it on the Find My map alongside your other devices, but, and this is a big but, only when the wallet is attached to your iPhone.
It has no mechanism for updating its location on its own, and location updates are done through the iPhone. You will get an alert after about one minute if the MagSafe
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