This was successfully implemented by other manufacturers YEARS ago.
Apple is really fallen behind..
Apple is really fallen behind..
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Apple Still Working to Allow iPhone to Wirelessly Charge AirPods and Other Devices
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AirPods require very little wattage to charge. I’m a huge apple fan and am 15 years in to the Apple ecosystem, but this just seems strange. Android phones have had this feature for years. It wouldn’t take much for iPhone to charge AirPods at a watt or two. That wouldn’t produce much heat and require much efficiency. Seems like it could be done now pretty easily. It could always be tweaked and improved.
For reference Battery Capacity:
If one were to charge fully, it would eat away 1/5 to 1/4 of the phones battery capacity depending on the model and then you still have to account for charging efficiency. I understand why Apple hasn't enabled it, its got a lot to do with the overall iPhone experience and people's lack of understanding where energy is lost beyond just charging the AirPods for example from your iPhone and as iPhone battery it self degrades, it has a lower capacity to hold charge.....now you have a recipe for PR disaster.....
AirPods 1st / 2nd Gen: 398 mAh (Case)
AirPods 3rd Gen: 345 mAh (Case)
AirPods Pro 1st Gen: 519 mAh (Case)
AirPods Pro 2nd Gen 523mAh (Case)
| iPhone 12mini | A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399 | 2020 | 2.227 mAh |
| iPhone 12 | A2172, A2402, A2404, A2403 | 2020 | 2.815 mAh |
| iPhone 12 Pro | A2341, A2406, A2408, A2407 | 2020 | 2.815 mAh |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max | A2342, A2410, A2412, A2411 | 2020 | 3.687 mAh |
| iPhone 13mini | A2481, A2626, A2629, A2630, A2628 | 2021 | 2.406 mAh |
| iPhone 13 | A2482, A2631, A2634, A2635, A2633 | 2021 | 3.227 mAh |
| iPhone 13 Pro | A2483, A2636, A2639, A2640, A2638 | 2021 | 3.095 mAh |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | A2484, A2641, A2644, A2645, A2643 | 2021 | 4.352 mAh |
| iPhone SE (3nd gen) | A2595, A2782, A2784, A2785, A2783 | 2022 | 2.018 mAh |
| iPhone 14 | A2649, A2881, A2882, A2883, A2884 | 2022 | 3.279 mAh |
| 14 iPhone Plus | ? | 2022 | 4.325 mAh |
| iPhone 14 Pro | A2650, A2889, A2890, A2891, A2892 | 2022 | 3.200 mAh |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | A2651, A2893, A2894, A2895, A2896 | 2022 | 4.323 mAh |
Not sure why this is taking so long and why heat isn’t an issue when it isn’t on other flagships. Still be great if we had the option.
Last thing I would want to do is suck juice out of my phone to charge my earbuds.I just make sure that my earbuds are fully charged before I set out.Not hard to do.
No its not, it allows us to truly to go one cable only. Even with a USB-C iPhone I still need to have that damn watch charger. This eliminates that. I can plug the usb-c cable into the phone and use the phone to charge the watch.
That’s not the point of the feature. The feature is for charging something that is fully capable of being charged by one device with another. Maybe you don’t need to charge it all the way up. Maybe you got caught in an unexpected situation and you just need a couple of hours of use. Or the convenience of having one cable to plug into your phone, and the lay it face down and top up the AirPods at the same time. That would be phenomenal for traveling. There are many scenarios where this feature would provide a benefit to the user.