Recommendations on an iPhone 16 Pro case that is not usuriously overpriced for a 10 cent piece of plastic, but still might offer good quality, and a STRONG magnet on the back?
I thought that coil was the NFC coil so that the phone could identify the case and accessories. It’s only a few threads, which would be small for an induction coil.
Oh, I see. No, apparently, Apple guards its NFC protocols extremely closely. Only recently have they been (forced to be) more open about how it all works— and to allow third-party access.
The magnet and the charging coil aren’t the same afaik. They’re located together since their functionality is linked, but ultimately they are separate.
I highly recommend a MagSafe-compatible case if you’re thinking of getting into the ecosystem. Even a thin TPU case is enough to keep your phone from docking correctly, if at all.