Apple’s iPhone 12 has magnets that can disrupt pacemakers or other medical implants
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Apple’s iPhone 12 and Watch 6 can cause medical implants such as pacemakers to shut down if held too close to the body, warn researchers.
Such implants often feature a “magnet mode” designed to be deliberately triggered with a strong magnet when a person is undergoing a procedure where interference is possible, such as an MRI scan.
Internal defibrillators in magnet mode will not deliver lifesaving shocks, while pacemakers will drive the heart at a continuous …
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