The company is now selling a
neat wireless charging accessory that doubles as a portable battery, meaning it will let you charge wirelessly even without being connected to a power outlet.
Apple is working on its own
wireless charging accessory for the iPhone X, the AirPower, but it won't be out until later in 2018 because Apple is developing new charging technology able to charge multiple devices at once.
Nokia is planning to give a free
wireless charging accessory with each smartphone purchased, allowing users to charge their Lumia 930 phones using a more convenient way.
Though there are already many
Qi wireless charging accessories on the market, companies like Belkin and Mophie created charging accessories designed specifically with Apple's iPhones in mind.
That tip was then put under test using the Belkin Qi -
compatible wireless charging accessory as sold by Apple, with the results showing that iPhone X charged from 46 % to 66 % in 30 - minutes with the faster - charging - compatible accessory.
Apple gave a sneak peek of AirPower, an Apple -
designed wireless charging accessory coming in 2018, which offers a generous active charging area that will allow iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X customers to simultaneously charge up to three devices, including Apple Watch Series 3 and a new optional wireless charging case for AirPods.
Some of the more prominent current phones on the market that can
use wireless charging accessories natively include the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, the Galaxy S8 Active, the Galaxy S7, and S7 Edge, the Galaxy Note 8, and the LG G6 and V30.
With more than 90 Qi certified models of smartphones, 80 models of cars and over 900
wireless charging accessories available on the market, the Aircharge ecosystem is only expected to grow further.
Apple also gave a sneak peek of «AirPower», «an Apple - designed
wireless charging accessory coming in 2018, which offers a generous active charging area that will allow iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X customers to simultaneously charge up to three devices, including Apple Watch Series 3 and a new optional wireless charging case for AirPods».
He said that while the iPhone will come with support for wireless charging, Apple will
sell wireless charging accessories separately and won't turn on the feature until iOS 11.1.
Unfortunately, the Qi
wireless charging accessory doesn't come cheap, and the official Moto 360 charger, which props up your smartwatch up so you can see it comfortably on a desk on night stand, costs $ 39.99 at Best Buy.
At its iPhone - centric event that saw the unveiling of the new iPhone X and iPhone 8 equipped with Qi wireless charging capabilities, Apple announced a new
wireless charging accessory called «AirPower.
Because the Qi standard has been available for several years, there are plenty of
wireless charging accessories already available for purchase, plus companies like Belkin and Mophie have made chargers specifically for Apple devices.
Scosche today announced new Qi - compatible MagicMount
Pro wireless charging accessories that are compatible with the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus.All of the accessories in the new MagicMount Pro CHARGE line feature the Scosche's MagicMount magnetic mounting functionality, with a 360 - degree adjustable cradle that allows them to be mounted in the most convenient position.
The 8GB / 256GGB top of the line Mi Mix 2S retails for 3,999 Yuan ($ 636) and includes a Xiaomi 7.5 W
fast wireless charging accessory valued at 99 Yuan ($ 16).
Belkin's
wireless charging accessory stands out with a «subtle» LED indicator, whereas Mophie's design is subtler overall, aiming to «fit perfectly in any home or office.»
While it's
offered wireless charging accessories for its handsets going back years by now, you'd be forgiven for considering these efforts to be afterthoughts: with the need to purchase and install optional charging backs, the company's solutions didn't feel much better than hacky third - party solutions.
Similar to how support for Portrait mode on the iPhone 7 Plus came about one month after the iPhone 7 release, Gruber relays that Apple's
newfangled wireless charging accessory might also be subject to a slight delay.
It initially appeared that Apple (AAPL) wouldn't offer its
own wireless charging accessory, but at the end of its iPhone X discussion, the company unveiled the AirPower.
Apple's iOS 11.2 beta shows iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X users will soon be able to charge their devices faster when
using wireless charging accessories, according to MacRumors.