Apple has been researching ways to advance MagSafe to carry data wirelessly like Lightning does over a cable now, plus how to recognize and authenticate accessories.Right now, you can place a MagSafe-compatible iPhone onto a MagSafe charger, and it will charge. You can add an MagSafe iPhone case and the phone will still charge through it.However, Apple says that at present, there are "some drawbacks" to how MagSafe works. "Accessory Devices That Communicate With Electronic Devices," is a newly-revealed patent application that lays out the problem, and has solutions that mean making MagSafe smarter.Read more
