Strong indications that the Google Pixel 9 might support the Qi2 wireless charging standard\u060c<\/p>\n
At this point, just over a month after the Google Pixel 8 duo was revealed, any precise details about the Pixel 9 are just speculation. One thing the next-gen Google phone will (almost) certainly sport: Qi2 support.<\/p>\n
In a press release, the Wireless Power Consortium (the organization behind the Qi wireless charging standard) announced that the first production Qi2s are now “completing” certification testing and that devices that support it charge will arrive on the market very soon (via 9to5Google<\/a>).<\/p>\n On September 12, Apple held its Wonderlust event, during which (in a single sentence) the giant declared that the new iPhone<\/a> 15 lineup supports Qi2. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Qi v2.0 standard consists of two profiles, the Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) which is based on the MagSafe technology brought by Apple to WPC and bearing the Qi2 logo, and an enhanced Extended Power Profile (EPP) of existing wireless charging. ) which does not include magnets but complies with the Qi v2.0 standard. The new Qi v2.0 EPP products will carry the existing Qi logo that consumers know and use today,\u201d the release read. Press release<\/a> of the WPC.<\/p>\n Qi2 will still provide 15W charging rates, but this should be faster in practice thanks to the use of magnets to perfectly align the coils.<\/p>\n