A  harmless system

Are you currently looking for a magnetic mount for your motorcycle or bicycle but wondering if the magnets could damage your phone?

It’s a question we’ve been receiving almost every week for four years, so let’s clear it up so you’ll be an expert on our magnets.

In fact, when we created our first magnetic mounts for running, biking, and motorcycling, we heard many times that magnets were dangerous for phones and other electronic devices.

So we hit the books, put on our glasses, and did some research to see where this rumor came from and if it was true.

Where did this idea come from?

An idea dating back to the 90s

A little throwback is in order...
Back in the day, data storage was done on hard drives, which could become demagnetized and lose all their data. However, hard drives were never used in smartphones, which have always used flash memory, completely unaffected by magnetic fields.

The same goes for old tube TVs! When you brought a magnet close, its magnetic field altered the path of the moving electrons that hit the screen. The most common result was a kaleidoscopic color effect, meaning colors would scatter in the area where the magnet touched the screen. Similarly, this technology was never used in smartphones.

Concerning our sleeves...

The absence of a magnetic field inside our sleeves

The idea that magnets are dangerous for smartphones is therefore false.

The technologies used in smartphones are different and are not impacted by contact with a magnet, as long as the magnet's strength is not extreme (the kind of magnets that can break a finger) and the contact is not indefinite (for months).

Even though our magnets are ultra-powerful (supporting up to 50 times the weight of a phone), there is no magnetic field inside the sleeve.

In fact, it’s important to note that there is a 1.5mm metal plate on the phone side. This metal plate completely blocks the magnetic field.

You can even test it yourself by trying to magnetize a small object inside the sleeve: it’s not possible. The reason is simple: there is almost no magnetic field inside the sleeve and therefore near your phone.

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