This has been corroborated by Gurman, who explained that the restored ‌MagSafe‌ charging will include a similar design to the previous incarnation of ‌MagSafe‌ on MacBooks. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a recent report, which outlined many of the changes coming to the new high-end Mac laptops, that 'the ‌‌MagSafe‌‌ charging connector design is restored' on the upcoming MacBook Pro models. The ‌MacBook Air‌ is not the only Mac rumored to be restoring ‌MagSafe‌ charging. The switch back to ‌‌MagSafe‌‌ is likely to be popular with ‌MacBook Air‌ owners who have missed the feature. In 2016, with the introduction of the USB-C MacBook Pro models, Apple began discontinuing ‌‌MagSafe‌, and the last machine with ‌‌MagSafe‌‌, the 2017 ‌MacBook Air‌, was discontinued by Apple in July 2019.

Better still, charging was easier than with USB-C because there was no need to align and insert a connector deeply into a port thanks to its shallowness and use of magnets.

The simple idea behind ‌MagSafe‌ was that if tugged on, the charger would detach quickly and smoothly without causing damage to the ‌port or dragging the MacBook Pro. The ‌‌MagSafe‌‌ port featured a rectangular design with five holes, which corresponded to an accompanying connector with magnets. ‌MagSafe‌‌ first debuted in January 2006 when Apple launched the first-ever MacBook Pro and was present on the first ‌MacBook Air‌ in 2008. Apple's MagSafe charging connector is expected to make a long-awaited return to the MacBook Air in the near future, according to reliable reports.Ī January report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claims that Apple's next-generation ‌MacBook Air‌ will feature the return of ‌MagSafe‌ charging.

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