Now, some of you are probably thinking, great, it has Qi2 support. Well, it’ll probably have a poor version of it. By “poor”, I mean the Qi2 Ready variety, just like the Galaxy S25 series.

The Qi2 wireless charging spec was originally announced back in early 2023. However, Android phone makers haven’t exactly been rushing to add Qi2 support to their latest devices since then.

A bevy of “Qi2 Ready” cases will add complete Qi2 capabilities to the Galaxy S25. Samsung doesn't have to redesign the phone to add magnets, because the case is doing the hard work.

Announced in early 2023, Qi2 builds on the original Qi standard, incorporating features inspired by Apple's MagSafe technology. Moneycontrol News January 19, 2025 / 13:03 IST ...

Price The Ugreen Nexode Qi2 20000mAh Power Bank 140W costs $179.99 / £179.99. The price is high but is explained by the useful Qi2 charging slot.

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series is set to launch later this month, which will seemingly be the first place we’ll see the first big expansion of Qi2 – or “Qi2 Ready” – in 2025. More on Qi2: ...

When Qi2 devices began rolling out in the fall of 2023, only Apple iPhone supported it. Android smartphones with Qi2 began appearing in late 2024 and consumers can expect an acceleration in ...

The Consortium also shared a quote from Google that strongly hints at the possibility of this year’s Pixel phones offering Qi2 support and the company’s efforts to develop the Qi 2.2 standard ...

Alongside Samsung, Google is also throwing its hat in the ring for Qi2, specifically by contributing "its own high-power wireless charging technology to WPC" for the development of Qi v2.2.

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced that Samsung and Google phones will receive Qi2 wireless charging support, the answer to Apple's MagSafe charging, in 2025.

The idea behind Qi2 is to improve upon what wireless charging already offers in a bunch of different ways. This includes adding magnets, with the help of MagSafe developers Apple, while also ...