- The Qi2 wireless charging standard is now ready to hit devices.
- Qi2 accessories for the iPhone 15 series will be coming in time for the holiday season.
- Future Pixel phones, likely the Pixel 9 series, could also come bearing Qi2 certification.
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced that the Qi2 wireless charging standard has completed certification testing and is ready to be implemented in products. The first devices with Qi2-certified devices will be available in time for the holiday season, including accessories for Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup. It also looks like the upcoming Google Pixel 9 series might come bearing Qi2 compatibility next year.
As observed by The Verge, one of the board of directors at WPC is Liyu Yang, a wireless charging expert and a senior hardware engineer at Google. The executive has worked on Pixel hardware since 2017, and as per a WPC blog post, Yang is “currently leading the investigation and design of next-generation wireless charging platforms for future Pixel products.”