Magnetic accessories can be handy, but make sure they're not interfering with your camera.

Apple continues to up its camera game. This September, Apple debuted its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, a lineup which introduced its most advanced camera system to date. The new 48-megapixel Fusion Main camera comes with variable aperture, low-light sensor and pro controls that render sharper shots for amateurs and professionals alike. But what if I told you that your phone's accessories could ruin these photos outright?

Frequently, your favorite iPhone accessory depends on strong magnets and magnetized metal plates to stick to your phone's casing. Whether you're using a removable grip, car mount, power bank or ring lights, you are potentially placing strong magnetic fields. And while they likely don't affect your phone's internal systems, Apple has found that these magnets interfere with your phone's camera.

This occurs because the rear-facing cameras on your iPhone use image stabilization technologies to prevent blurring and preserve focus. Such lens-position sensors are hypersensitive to magnetic fields and may become disabled when near certain accessories. On its support page, Apple suggests magnetic accessories may cause your camera's images to blur. Other auxiliary factors, such as exposure to high amplitude vibrations, such as those produced by high-powered motorcycles, can also cause lasting damage to these camera sensors.

Your iPhone relies on two magnet-sensitive lens-positioning sensor technologies to stabilize your camera's pictures. The first is known as optical image stabilization, or OIS, which uses a gyroscope to sense the movements of your camera when taking a photo.

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