C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has filed a patent that enables reverse wireless charging through a phone’s display. This would allow you to charge your earbuds or smartwatch without your phone needing to be face-down on a ...
TL;DR Samsung hasn’t canceled its 3-in-1 magnetic wireless charger, after all. The accessory was revealed in January, but Samsung pulled the product page last month. Now, Samsung Korea has started selling the charging pad on its website. Samsung revealed a ...
TL;DR The European Commission confirmed that smartphones without wired charging ports are not required to have a USB-C connector under current regulations. Apple considered launching the iPhone 17 Air as its first portless device but decided against it partly due ...
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Over two years have passed since the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) unveiled Qi2, the magnetic wireless charging standard that promised to bring MagSafe-like functionality to Android devices. Like many others, I completely bought into the ...
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Wireless chargers are super convenient. Nothing beats getting home after a long day and just dropping your phone on a pad to let it charge. I refuse to fumble around with cables now! If ...
TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy S25 devices don’t contain magnets, meaning they aren’t Qi2-certified. The MagSafe experience can be achieved by using a case with a magnetic profile, but Samsung official Galaxy S25 cases don’t have this feature. Samsung has worked ...
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s new power management chip will support wireless charging speeds up to 50W. The S2MIW06 chip aligns with the Qi2 standard, featuring magnetic alignment for faster and more reliable charging. The manufacturer is ...
Ryan Haines / Android Authority Qi2 this, Qi2 that. For the better part of two years now, we’ve been hearing about how the Android answer to MagSafe will completely change wireless charging for the better. And, to a charging nerd ...
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi2 wireless charging standard at CES 2023, but only a few smartphone makers have adopted it so far. Apple was the first to jump on the Qi2 bandwagon, offering compatibility on iPhone 12 ...
All of these offers come from Amazon, and they are labeled as “limited time deals.” The Anker 321 and INIU 15W Wireless Charger are available in Black And White. In the case of the INIU deal, though, the White model ...
