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Tom Pritchard

iPhone 17's wireless charging upgrade is actually good news for Android phones — here's how

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Earlier this week, Apple confirmed that the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will support the new Qi 2.2 wireless charging standard (also known as Qi 25W). It turns out that Apple's MagSafe charger has had a similar upgrade (via MacRumors).

25W MagSafe charging isn't exactly new, since all four iPhone 16 models released last year support up to 25W speeds. The downside was that they could only reach those speeds with an Apple-approved MagSafe charger, rather than a generic Qi2 option. Similarly, those faster speeds were exclusive to iPhones — meaning the few Qi2.2 devices out there, like Pixel 10, couldn't take advantage.

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