Apple launched iOS 17.4 earlier this month, and the massive information about it was its compliance with the brand new EU Digital Markets Act, but it surely seems to be like that wasn’t the one massive factor hiding inside this replace.
The truth is, the brand new software program appears to have unlocked assist for the Qi2 wi-fi charging commonplace. Based on testing performed by Macworld, the iPhone 12 with iOS 17.4 now prices wirelessly at 15W when magnetically related to a Qi2 charger that is not Apple’s MagSafe.
Beforehand, in such a situation, wi-fi charging can be restricted to 7.5W, so the bounce is sort of substantial. Again in December, the identical assist arrived for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 with the launch of iOS 17.2, and now the iPhone 12 vary can occasion too.
The Qi2 commonplace was launched not too long ago, and it comes with higher wi-fi charging effectivity together with assist for magnetic alignment. If that sounds eerily acquainted, it isn’t a coincidence – Apple is a “steering member” of the Wi-fi Energy Consortium (WPC), which publishes the Qi requirements. So clearly, this was impressed by Apple’s MagSafe.
And now, if in case you have an iPhone 12 and need to use a non-MagSafe licensed Qi2 wi-fi charger, you can do this at 15W, identical to with a MagSafe-certified one.
