Apple is bringing back the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone, a MagSafe-compatible accessory that sold out within days of its debut last November. The grip is now available worldwide through Apple's online store, and for the first time, it's being distributed globally thanks to a collaboration between its designer and PopSockets.
The accessory was originally released in November 2025 as part of Apple's celebration of 40 years of accessibility work. It was designed by Bailey Hikawa, a Los Angeles-based artist and industrial designer, and built from the ground up with input from people who have disabilities affecting muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control. The goal was straightforward: make it easier to hold a phone without the constant low-grade effort most people don't even notice they're exerting.
In practice, the Hikawa Grip & Stand does a few things at once. It attaches to the back of any MagSafe-compatible iPhone using magnets, meaning it snaps on securely and can be removed without a fight. Beyond the grip itself, it folds out into a stand that props the phone up in both portrait and landscape orientations, which covers most of the situations where you'd want your hands free. The whole thing is wrapped in a soft-touch premium silicone, which is a small but meaningful detail for anyone who needs a reliable, non-slip surface.
When the accessory launched last fall, it was only available directly from Apple and only in limited quantities. It sold out in a matter of days, which left a lot of interested buyers empty-handed. That kind of fast sellout isn't unusual for Apple limited releases, but this one stung a bit more given the specific audience the accessory was trying to serve. Accessibility tools that aren't available aren't particularly useful.
The return launch coincides with Apple's announcement of a broader slate of new accessibility features coming later this year with iOS 27, visionOS 27, and other software updates. The Hikawa Grip & Stand is a hardware companion to that broader push, though it exists independently of any specific software feature.
The partnership with PopSockets is what enables the worldwide availability this time around. Previously, the accessory was sold only through Apple's own channels in limited markets. With PopSockets involved in the collaboration, the distribution footprint has expanded considerably, which should help with both reach and stock levels, though Apple has not confirmed exactly how much inventory is available. The first run disappeared fast, so if you've been waiting, "order it and then overthink it" is probably the more practical sequence here.
The Hikawa Grip & Stand comes in three colors: blue, orange, and stone. It's priced at $54.95 and available to order now through Apple's website. That puts it in the range of a deliberate purchase rather than an impulse add-on, but for users who genuinely benefit from the ergonomic design, the price is in line with similar MagSafe accessories that lack the same accessibility-focused engineering behind them.
What makes the Hikawa accessory a bit different from the broader ecosystem of phone grips and PopSocket-style attachments is the design process behind it. According to Apple, Hikawa worked directly with people with disabilities to understand how grip mechanics and phone weight interact with limited hand strength and reduced dexterity. The result isn't just a grip that happens to be accessible, it's one where accessibility was the starting constraint rather than an afterthought. That distinction matters, even if the final product looks like a premium silicone ring on the back of your phone.
For most iPhone users, the Hikawa Grip & Stand will work just like any other MagSafe accessory: it snaps on, stays put, and pulls off cleanly. For the users it was specifically designed around, it does more than that. Either way, Apple appears to have learned from the first launch that "make it and sell out" isn't a great strategy for an accessibility product, and the worldwide availability and PopSockets partnership suggest a more serious attempt to keep it in stock this time.