Anker recalls three iPhone MagSafe power banks due to smoke, fire risk

"Manufacturing defect": Anker is recalling all units “out of an abundance of caution.”

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[anechoe]

It is not recalling all units - just ones that are in the serial numbers there. I have one of the 334 battery packs and got an email saying that it was likely part of a recall - I was pretty sad, I've really liked mine - but it doesn't appear to be part of the recall according to their serial number checker.

Great battery pack and the fact that Anker does recalls when products don't work, IMO, is a reason to trust them. Much of what is on Amazon will attempt to hide issues and simply won't have recalls.

 

[lip008]

Agree. I've been nothing but happy with my (legions) of Anker products. Their 67W GAN charger is crazy: can charge my laptop, tablet, and phone and is scarcely bigger than the original iPad charger.

I've even got a bunch of their cheap Eufy wifi cameras that I sent up in the house when we leave for vacation (I have nice Unifi ones outside that run all the time), but I have their internet access blocked at the firewall and use their RTSP functionality to record to my NAS, and I can view them live via VLC over a VPN. For the price, you can't beat them.

I came here to say the same thing! Really loving my GaN Nano II 100W. Not sure what brands are out there to even trust with these newer chargers, but this one seems good so far!

 

[rabby]

It is easier to plant explosive in these charger than an iPhone. Why not make switchable batteries like Nokia?

 

[Snark218]

It is easier to plant explosive in these charger than an iPhone. Why not make switchable batteries like Nokia?

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