Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15, which requires much less space than Qi wireless charging.
  • @[email protected]English
    23•7 months ago

    Is it lasers? I really hope it’s lasers!

    Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15.

    Boo.

    But it sounds like NFC charging would allow earbuds, styluses, and tracker tags to be charged by the phone.

      • @[email protected]OPMEnglish
        9•7 months ago

        Your phone does QI wireless charging. This is not currently supported by any smartphone, smart accessory or wireless earbuds/watch in existence today.

        • YahirozEnglish
          9•7 months ago

          I think they were more commenting that some phones already do reverse Qi charging for accessories and even phones (eg, my Pixel can reverse Qi charge my Sony XM5 buds). Which then brings up the question what sort of advantages NFC will have over Qi. Space is the big advantage but what about efficiency?

          • JustEnoughDucksEnglish
            3•7 months ago

            It brings the advantage that you should buy new devices to specifically support this feature™.

            Go forth and consume for the sake of consumption, citizen.

            In seriousness the only advantage is space and hardware companies 30-50c on components (more profit).

            It will likely cause more problems than solve in the projects in the form of heat management and efficiency losses. But hey, new shiny feature make line go up? Promotion for google idea man?

        • @[email protected]English
          4•7 months ago

          It most certainly is. I can use my phone to charge my Pixel Buds Pro. I’ve done it before. It lets me charge them both at the same time with just one cable, by using my phone as a wireless charging pad.

          Edit: Oh, by “this” you mean NFC charging. Gotcha

      • @[email protected]English
        3•7 months ago

        According to the article they’re looking at expanding beyond Qi charging (which is currently supported) to NFC charging, which is not. I don’t know anything about your phone, but I’m guessing it does the former, and not the latter.

        No word on lasers tho.

  • InstantnudelnEnglish
    9•7 months ago

    So does that mean that every phone with NFC can charge wirelessly then, or is some special NFC needed.

    • manucodeEnglish
      17•7 months ago

      As far as I understand the article, NFC wireless charging requires a special NFC wireless charging antenna which would replace current generation NFC antennas.