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- A new rumor claims Apple is still working on bringing reverse charging to the iPhone.
- Apple may have initially planned to include the feature in the iPhone 14.
- iPhones have had some of the necessary hardware for reverse charging since the iPhone 12.
Apple is no stranger to co-opting ideas from Android, like Crash Detection for example. Another Android feature Apple has reportedly been interested in is reverse charging. A new rumor suggests Apple wanted to release the feature last year, but is still working on it.
According to 9To5Mac’s sources who are reportedly familiar with the matter, Apple wanted to debut reverse charging with the launch of the iPhone 14. The rumor suggests the feature would’ve been exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro, but the company ran into engineering delays that caused it to miss its deadline for mass production.