INTELLIGENT INITIATION OF INDUCTIVE CHARGING

An electronic device and a protective cover having a magnetic structure with multiple opposing poles on a surface for use with magnetically sensitive components is provided. The magnetic structure is configured for aligning the electronic device and the protective cover and for creating a separable magnetic attachment between the electronic device and the protective cover. The magnetic structure includes more than three magnetic sections arranged in a linear configuration, with each of the magnetic sections magnetized in a direction perpendicular to first and second surfaces of the magnetic structure. Adjacent magnetic sections are magnetized in opposing directions such that the magnetic structure does not impair normal operation of a camera, a compass, and an inductive charger in the electronic device.