The magnets in Apple's iPhone 12 can cause pacemakers and other medical implants to be affected Budrul Chukrut/SOPA images/Shutterstock
Researchers warn that Apple's iPhone 12 or Apple Watch 6 could cause damage to medical implants like pacemakers, if they are too close to the body.
These implants are often equipped with a magnet mode that can be used to deliberately trigger a strong magnet during a procedure that could cause interference, such as an MRI scan.
While internal defibrillators will not deliver lifesaving shocks in magnet mode, pacemakers will continue to drive the heart at a constant pace.
