This TikTok video<\/a>, which at the time of writing has been viewed more than 17 million times, purports to show the charging port of the iPhone 18. (Or \u201ciPhone18,\u201d as it\u2019s labelled by the clearly knowledgeable maker.) But rather than the USB-C port, which has been used on all Apple smartphones since the iPhone 15 in 2023, the animation shows something more akin to the MagSafe connector that appears on newer MacBooks.<\/p>\n This video might look cool, but it\u2019s not going to happen.<\/p>\n TikTok<\/p>\n The charging cable, which has a rather nice black braided cord, attaches via a magnetic connection. When it\u2019s in place a green LED lights up on the charger head, and a small green lightning bolt is shown at the bottom of the previously blank phone screen. (Never mind that iPhones don\u2019t behave like this; it\u2019s the least of our worries.) It looks very similar to the MagSafe cable on my 2021 MacBook Pro, except with three pins instead of five and a chunkier body.<\/p>\n Now, the video doesn\u2019t list its sources; we don\u2019t get the usual \u201csupply-chain sources\u201d or \u201cpeople with knowledge of the matter.\u201d It\u2019s just an animation. So in some ways it\u2019s quite difficult to refute: where did this information come from? Who said this was likely? Is this simply a concept that an illustrator dreamed up, like this animation<\/a> from the same channel showing possible iPhone 18 Pro colors?<\/p>\n Whatever the video\u2019s intention, it\u2019s getting major traction from viewers who think it\u2019s real. A quick browse through a handful of the 9,700-odd comments reveals viewer after viewer complaining about Apple\u2019s foolishness in doing this, or the impracticality of the design. A few appear to be Android fans mocking iPhone users for their misfortune. I couldn\u2019t find any comments pointing out that this is extraordinarily unlikely to happen.<\/p>\n Because, as several commenters argue, it wouldn\u2019t be a practical solution. It would disconnect very easily, and unlike on the MacBook, disconnecting easily isn\u2019t necessary to protect it from a specific type of accident. It would annoy customers and accessories makers. And it could create problems with the EU, who mandated USB-C connectors on all smartphones sold in its territory.<\/p>\n What may have happened is that someone has got confused between MagSafe on the iPhone and MagSafe on the Mac. They\u2019re both charging standards that use a magnetic connection to keep the charging points in place, but in most other respects they\u2019re totally different. (For example, the phone\u2019s magnetic connection is stronger so that it remains connected if you nudge the device, whereas the laptop is designed to detach if you trip on the wire.) The iPhone 17 already has the phone version of MagSafe, and the iPhone 18 will too, but that doesn\u2019t mean it will have the Mac version as well. If nothing else, it would be enormously confusing.<\/p>\n Whereas the iPhone 17e is expected to be here in time for Apple\u2019s \u201cexperience\u201d on March 4, the first 18-series iPhones won\u2019t arrive until September. And the actual iPhone 18, the cheaper baseline model, might not turn up until the following spring. So bookmark our iPhone 18 superguide<\/a> to keep up with all the latest news and rumors.<\/p>\n![\"TikTok](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iphone-18-magsafe-concept.jpg\")
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