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Android phone makers dropped the ball on Qi2 in 2024
One of the most disappointing things in smartphones during 2024 has been the lack of Qi2 support on Android. Here's hoping that changes in next year.
Even more surprising is that in a rare move for a company that likes keeping its tech siloed neatly inside the walls of its ecosystem, Apple shared core parts of the MagSafe spec with other members of the Wireless Power Consortium(which is the governing body that oversees the Qi and Qi2 standards) to speed up development and interoperability. However, because Qi2 and MagSafe gadgets are largely interchangeable, there’s already a huge market of options like Anker’s MagGo line of power banks, which are some of my current favorite portable battery packs. Even cases that claim to add support for Qi2 are hit or miss, resulting in a poor experience for Android phone owners hoping to recreate the magic of MagSafe on their own.
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