In the years since Apple first released MagSafe, a bunch of people have realized that magnets are an excellent way of attaching accessories to phones. Whether it's stands, grips, battery packs or something else entirely — all using that same magnetic ring design. Now, though, Apple may be offering a new accessory that does things a little differently with iPhone 17 — but maintains the magnetic connection.

According to leaker MajinBu, who has been on something of an iPhone 17 accessory streak recently, Apple is set to release something called the "Crossbody Strap." Apparently this is some kind of strap or lanyard type tool that offers an "innovative magnetic design."

Magnetic attraction

By this, Bu means that the strap actually has a flexible metal core that offers a magnetic connection

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