AW3 ordered Qi Wireless Choetech, wont work

[GadgetGeek407]

As the title says ordered an amazon Choetech qi wireless charger and it wont charge the watch, will this only work with certain brands? Will this be the issue with iphones as well?

 

[Mlrollin91]

As the title says ordered an amazon Choetech qi wireless charger and it wont charge the watch, will this only work with certain brands? Will this be the issue with iphones as well?

Pretty sure Apple Watch doesn’t work with Qi. Only the iPhone does. Apple Watch uses something else.

 

[CJRhoades]

The Apple watch does use inductive charging but it is not compatible with the Qi standard. It's coil is much smaller and is only compatible with the small magnetic charging puck.

 

[goobot]

Apparently it is going to work with Apple’s airpower though.

 

[deeddawg]

Pretty sure Apple Watch doesn’t work with Qi. Only the iPhone does. Apple Watch uses something else.

There have been a couple of claims of an AW3 charging on a Qi charger. Doesn't work with any of mine. I imagine if it were to work it'd be due to the charger not fully enforcing Qi standards. Just a guess. In any event it's far more the exception than the rule.

Apparently it is going to work with Apple’s airpower though.

Yes; it seems the AirPower mat will support both Qi and whatever protocol the AW3 uses. More info:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17...-but-may-not-be-compatible-with-other-devices
https://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/technology/multiple-cooperative-flux-generators.html

 

[fischersd]

Apple stated that the AW3 will work on their wireless charging solutions and they've provided information that they hope will be included in new Qi charging standards. (so, keep an eye out for when they make revisions, review the release notes, then look for new Qi chargers supporting those new standards). ie....likely at least next year before any 3rd party Qi compatible chargers that will work with AW3.
[doublepost=1508249012][/doublepost]Nosing around over at http://www.qiwireless.com, stumbled on this patent application by Samsung. Brilliant idea (charging your watch by setting it on top of your phone)

http://www.qiwireless.com/samsung-files-wireless-charging-patent/

Brilliant!!

Edit: There's also this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPower

So, the question on whether what Apple is doing with "AirPower" becomes part of Qi upcoming standards or not will inevitably be whether Apple expects licensing or not. You don't want any one company holding patents on an open wireless standard.

 

[eternlgladiator]

Apple stated that the AW3 will work on their wireless charging solutions and they've provided information that they hope will be included in new Qi charging standards. (so, keep an eye out for when they make revisions, review the release notes, then look for new Qi chargers supporting those new standards). ie....likely at least next year before any 3rd party Qi compatible chargers that will work with AW3.
[doublepost=1508249012][/doublepost]Nosing around over at http://www.qiwireless.com, stumbled on this patent application by Samsung. Brilliant idea (charging your watch by setting it on top of your phone)

http://www.qiwireless.com/samsung-files-wireless-charging-patent/

Brilliant!!

Edit: There's also this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPower

So, the question on whether what Apple is doing with "AirPower" becomes part of Qi upcoming standards or not will inevitably be whether Apple expects licensing or not. You don't want any one company holding patents on an open wireless standard.

Hate to be a downer but why is placing your watch on top of your phone a brilliant charging solution? That sounds like a massive pain in the ass. Now you can't use your watch and if you want to check a notification on your phone you have to move you watch to even see it? Much less to pick it up and respond? No thanks.

 

[fischersd]

Hate to be a downer but why is placing your watch on top of your phone a brilliant charging solution? That sounds like a massive pain in the ass. Now you can't use your watch and if you want to check a notification on your phone you have to move you watch to even see it? Much less to pick it up and respond? No thanks.

Be handy when you're travelling...one less thing to pack. Mind you, once they have a charging pad that does both, there'll be little point.

 

[xraydoc]

Hate to be a downer but why is placing your watch on top of your phone a brilliant charging solution? That sounds like a massive pain in the ass. Now you can't use your watch and if you want to check a notification on your phone you have to move you watch to even see it? Much less to pick it up and respond? No thanks.

Certainly not for daily charging, though would be very, very handy in a pinch.

 

[deeddawg]

Be handy when you're travelling...one less thing to pack. Mind you, once they have a charging pad that does both, there'll be little point.

I currently have one of the short-cord chargers that lives in my "travel charging kit" along with lighting & microUSB cords plus multi-outlet USB charger.

Certainly not for daily charging, though would be very, very handy in a pinch.

I've been looking at the little keychain (and other size) powerbanks which support the Apple Watch. Hasn't been a frequent enough issue for me that I've spent any money to solve it yet. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...=mobile&field-keywords=apple+watch+power+bank