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March 31, 2023
Apple warning tells millions how far to keep iPhone from chest – it’s never worth risk and further than you think
APPLE users with medical devices have been warned to keep their consumer-electronic products at a safe distance.
Most consumer-electronic devices – like the iPhone 14 – are made with magnets or components that emit electromagnetic fields.
In turn, this can interfere with certain medical devices “under certain conditions,” Apple said in a blog post.
“For example, implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact,” Apple writes.
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