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RSS FeedsApple`s MagSafe wireless charging will soon be everybody`s Qi2
(CrackBerry.com)

 
 

4 january 2023 09:18:49

 
Apple`s MagSafe wireless charging will soon be everybody`s Qi2
(CrackBerry.com)
 


A few years ago Apple did the best thing in years for wireless charging: they added magnets. Soon we`ll start seeing that on non-iPhones, and that makes me happy. In 2020, Apple upped their Qi wireless charging game with a proprietary version called MagSafe. In addition to upping the charge rate to 15W (admittedly not as fast as others were doing at the time), the MagSafe system included magnets for alignment and to securely hold the charger to the back of the phone. It works great, and I use that to charge my phone approximately 99.3% of the time. Is it less power efficient than plugging in with a frustratingly outdated Lightning cable? Yes. Does it generate more heat, potentially degrading the battery faster? Also yes. Is it very convenient to just plop my iPhone onto a charger on my desk, in my car, or on my nightstand and not have to worry about it being ever-so-slightly misaligned and not charging at all? Oh my god yes. And today, finally, we got the glorious news that MagSafe ...


 
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