Yesterday Ugreen was the primary firm to announce it had a Qi2.2 wi-fi charging energy financial institution on the way in which, however it wasn’t alone for lengthy. The Wi-fi Energy Consortium (WPC) has already licensed eight Qi2.2 merchandise, all from completely different producers, together with energy banks, automotive mounts, and 3-in-1 stands.
Qi2.2 is the newest model of the Qi wi-fi charging commonplace. Qi2 was notable for introducing a magnetic ring to the design, helped by contributions to the usual from Apple primarily based on its MagSafe charging tech. Qi2.2 makes the bounce to 25W charging speeds, an enchancment on Qi2’s 15W cap.
Whereas the WPC lists Qi2.2 as having been launched in April 2025, no merchandise utilizing the usual have launched but. That’s set to vary quickly, with eight merchandise now listed within the WPC’s product database with the newest Qi2.2.1 commonplace, all licensed on July fifteenth.
Different licensed firms haven’t but made bulletins. Anker is seemingly set to develop its Prime collection with a 3-in-1 Qi2.2 dock together with a built-in show to observe charging speeds, Aukey has a easy 2-in-1 charging stand on the way in which, and Scosche is readying a Qi2.2 model of its MagicMount Professional automotive mount. ODMs CVSMicro and BH EVS spherical out the set of eight with charging elements to construct into different merchandise.
Final month we reported that Apple seems to be engaged on a brand new MagSafe charger with Qi2.2 compatibility. Regardless of contributing to the Qi commonplace, Apple seems comfortable to maintain MagSafe one step forward, with that charger set to ship 45W wi-fi charging speeds. The present iPhone 16 collection caps at 25W wi-fi MagSafe charging, suggesting at the very least some iPhone 17 fashions will probably be getting a lift.
Qi2 was a welcome introduction, however adoption amongst cellphone producers has been gradual — whereas Apple contains Qi2 help on all present iPhones besides the 16E, the HMD Skyline stays the one Android cellphone worldwide with full Qi2. Others, just like the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection, are “Qi2 Prepared,” that means they require a magnetic Qi2 cellphone case for full performance. Hopefully Qi2.2’s arrival encourages extra producers to leap on board.
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