One of the most exciting upgrades for Android phones is the prospect of Qi2 wireless charging — a new magnetic wireless charging standard based on the iPhone-exclusive MagSafe. Unfortunately few phones actually support Qi2 right now, and the majority of those that do are iPhones. Considering Qi2 was finalized at the start of the year, you’d have thought we’d start seeing more high-profile, non-Apple phones supporting the tech.
Some people, myself included, had hoped the Pixel 9 could finally get the Qi2 bandwagon going. It’s been several months since Qi2 was finalized, and you’d think that this would give Google time to incorporate it into its latest smartphones. But apparently not, and Google has explained why this is the case. And I’m not going to lie, its reasoning for ignoring Qi2 is pretty poor.
