Apple has collaborated in the creation of the new wireless charging standard Qi2, which means that Android smartphones will have MagSafe and will be able to take advantage of all the advantages of this magnetic and wireless charging system.
Surely you already know the Qi standard, the universal charging system that is currently in force in most cell phones. The WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) is the one that defines the specifications that a charger must have to receive Qi certification, which guarantees that it meets the specifications necessary to be compatible with our devices and that it is also safe. This system has been with us for a good handful of years now, and the time has come to update it to the new Qi2, the new standard which was already announced at CES2023 and which the WPC and Apple have been working on hand in the hand.
The Qi2 standard will use a system of magnets to attach the wireless charger to the device you want to charge…sounds familiar, right? So that we all understand each other, we can say that the new Qi2 will essentially be a MagSafe system
Apple can always keep an ace up its sleeve, and that its devices have exclusive functions when using its own MagSafe accessories, as is currently the case with the charging animations that appear on screen when charging. connecting a MagSafe accessory to the phone, or when placing it in a certified charging base. The announcement of this new Qi2 standard does not mean that we have to wait a short time to see the first accessories certified with it, since they should not start selling before the end of this year 2023 that we just started.
