Palm was the first major smartphone brand to combine magnets with wireless charging in 2009, but Apple popularized the practice on iPhones a few years ago with MagSafe, which involves adding magnets to the back of iPhones that allow for faster wireless charging and enable a variety of accessories. Now it seems OnePlus, OPPO and Realme are also looking to get in on the magnetic action.

Serial leaker Digital Chat Station has claimed on Weibo that the Ouga Group (actually the parent company of OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme) has started developing a phone accessories ecosystem using magnets. The source claims that the phones cannot have “true magnetic wireless charging” due to patent restrictions. This is allegedly due to Apple’s MagSafe patents.

Instead, the brands are apparently working on phone cases with magnets and wireless charging functionality. The companies are also working on other magnetic accessories, including clips for cooling.

Digital Chat Station claims that the next Ouga group phones will offer these accessories and that the goal is to entice iPhone owners to switch devices. In other words, it sounds like the OnePlus 13 and OPPO Find X8 series could offer these add-ons.

MagSafe adapters are gaining popularity outside of Apple as well, allowing Android phone owners to use a variety of accessories that magnetically attach to the back of their devices. These accessories include tripods, power banks, MagSafe chargers, and more. But we hope Android OEMs find a way to incorporate these magnets into their phones soon.

The news also comes after it was revealed that the Qi 2 wireless charging standard doesn’t actually require magnets in a smartphone. Instead, it turns out that a device can receive Qi 2 certification even if it doesn’t have magnets.