TechPhonesiPhonesCould the iPhone 15 finally charge your AirPods?Reverse wireless charging is back on Apple’s agenda after missing the deadline for the iPhone 14When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesCould the iPhone 15 finally charge your AirPods?Reverse wireless charging is back on Apple’s agenda after missing the deadline for the iPhone 14When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Reverse wireless charging is back on Apple’s agenda after missing the deadline for the iPhone 14
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
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When theiPhone 14launched, many people were surprised that it didn’t have a feature that’s already widespread in thebest Android phones: reverse wireless charging that you could use to top up yourAirPodsorAirPods Pro 2when you’re out and about.
According to a newreport,Applehad actually planned to add the feature to theiPhone14 – but it ran out of time so the feature didn’t make the final cut. But development has continued, and reverse wireless charging may appear in theiPhone 15instead.
How long has Apple been planning reverse wireless charging?
Reverse wireless charging rumours started just before the iPhone 11, so this has been a long time coming. There was wireless charging hardware inside the iPhone 12, and the MagSafe battery pack could take advantage of it: if you hooked the battery pack up to your iPhone and then plugged your iPhone into the mains, the phone wouldtop upthe battery pack.
According to the report, Apple is working on advanced two-way wireless charging for the iPhone, including a MagSafe-style interface and advanced power management. Apple had hoped to finish development in time to put it into theiPhone 14 ProandiPhone 14 Pro Max, but it simply wasn’t ready in time.
Don’t get your hopes up just yet, however. Apple is reportedly struggling with issues around heat management and charging speeds, and that means even the iPhone 15 might not get the feature – and it’s possible that if reverse wireless charging proves too complex to deliver the way Apple would like to deliver it, Apple may decide not to implement reverse wireless charging at all.
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