Posted Mar 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM UTC
iFixit found that you can put the iPhone 17E’s back panel on an iPhone 16E.
That’s one way to get MagSafe on the iPhone 16E! According to iFixit, however, even if you make the swap, the older iPhone doesn’t have the fancy MagSafe animation.
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