iOS 17.4 brings help for 15W wi-fi charging with Qi2 to the iPhone 12, in response to Macworld.
Qi2 is a next-generation wi-fi charging expertise designed by the Wi-fi Energy Consortium (WPC) and primarily based on MagSafe. MagSafe was first launched on the iPhone 12 and gives speeds of as much as 15W. Third-party wi-fi chargers with out MagSafe certification have been restricted to most speeds of seven.5W, however Qi2 can attain the complete 15W.
Final yr, Apple enabled 15W speeds with Qi2 wi-fi chargers on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 through iOS 17.2. The iPhone 15 lineup already supported Qi2 upon launch, leaving the iPhone 12 as the one iPhone mannequin with MagSafe with out the sooner charging functionality when utilizing Qi2 equipment.
Citing reader reviews and its personal exams, Macworld claims that the iPhone 12 is ready to cost at 15W when utilizing a Qi2 wi-fi charger after an replace to iOS 17.4. When utilizing a Qi2 charger, the gadget now shows the animation that solely seems when 15W charging is energetic and exams with the Anker Qi2 MagGo Wi-fi Charger demonstrated charging speeds according to MagSafe.
Apple overtly acknowledged that iOS 17.2 introduced Qi2 help to the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, however it didn’t make any such declare about iOS 17.4 and the iPhone 12. This can be as a result of the iPhone 12’s wi-fi charging expertise was constructed across the unique Qi normal and MagSafe earlier than Qi2 was finalized.
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