I could see it being useful for recharging the Airpods case on the go.
If it's enabled, and you never use it, why do you care? Just enable it and let people use, or not use it, as they wish.
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iPhone 17 Pro: Apple Has 'Tested' Wireless Reverse Charging Feature
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I could see it being useful for recharging the Airpods case on the go.
If it's enabled, and you never use it, why do you care? Just enable it and let people use, or not use it, as they wish.
Reverse charging is not a needed or must have feature. Apple 🍎 has taken this long to only have a unconfirmed rumor means they don’t think it’s a needed feature either.
Surely there is someone at Apple responsible for combing through other phone model specs for features the iPhone doesn't have and marks them as possible new "innovations" for the iPhone. I mean, when you can no longer innovate, you copy.
Not sure how they could handle it due to the fact that iPhone and AirPods magnets have the same polarities. Maybe use electro magnets ?
IDK that I'd want my iPhone to charge anything else, but it might be cool to wirelessly charge my iPhone from my MacBook or iPad.
Somewhat off topic, but the mention of MagSafe just got me thinking - if this iPhone 17 Pro is moving to a unibody aluminum design (with supposed glass window/housing for cameras and antennas), I wonder how usual MagSafe would work? Figured glass back was always there for that reason, but maybe it could work with aluminum?
Why wouldn’t a USB-C version of the MagSafe battery pack be a day one launch with the iPhone 15 series? It just doesn’t make sense why it just disappears and takes 19 years to re-release with a new port
Am I really going to be in a position where I need to charge my airpods CASE (not even the airpods themselves) where this would be useful? How long would it take to charge?
Yet another gimmick to act like they are innovating. I cannot think of a single time I have ever had the need or knew anyone that had the need to use reverse wireless charging for anything.
Yet another gimmick to act like they are innovating. I cannot think of a single time I have ever had the need or knew anyone that had the need to use reverse wireless charging for anything.
Apple absolutely could enable it with a software update as it is just simple reverse wireless charging.
The problem is, even with just the battery pack, it’s very slow. Which… isn’t particularly helpful in any of the emergency situations where I could see this coming in use.
Needing to charge your Apple Watch or AirPods and letting it take three hours and your iPhones juice just… Has never made sense to me.
A battery pack is better in literally every conceivable way.
I hope the final product does not have a big empty space. The layout and larger area are fine if the space is utilized.
I like the mock-ups with a small screen there.
I like the mock-ups with a small screen there.
For the record:
To ME everyone who actually thinks the iPhone 17 will look like that is a dmbss, because the flash location is extremely weird. Who was asking for more shadows? Because that’s what you get. More shadows in photos and videos.
So, IF the iPhone doesn’t look like this, you’ve heard here first why.
Otherwise, color me foolish and very very wrong.
To ME everyone who actually thinks the iPhone 17 will look like that is a dmbss, because the flash location is extremely weird. Who was asking for more shadows? Because that’s what you get. More shadows in photos and videos.
So, IF the iPhone doesn’t look like this, you’ve heard here first why.
Otherwise, color me foolish and very very wrong.
I thought this works too. Just connected my Aura ring to my iPhone and it appears to be charging. Assume the Apple Watch would be charged too but like someone said, it's not a generally useful feature.
It doesn’t make sense to me. My iPhone is usually the device that needs charging unless they’re going to come out with some crazy high capacity phone battery technology.
Maybe Apple will come out with a solar power rechargeable case like this one:
www.ipowerup.com
Actually I’m surprised they haven’t done it yet with their big commitment to green alternative energy.
Solar Power Phone Case | iPowerUp | Charge Anywhere
iPowerUp has been producing and developing solar charging phone cases for over 10 years.
www.ipowerup.com
Actually I’m surprised they haven’t done it yet with their big commitment to green alternative energy.
Talking about reverse wireless charging. I think for AirPods it would be handy.
The problem with apple watch is it uses a separate non-usb-c cable for charging. Being able to reverse wireless charge an Apple Watch would finally give us 'one cable to rule them all'.
Yes it could actually give you the option to charge your phone (in the office, hotel etc.) with USB-C and at the same time charge your watch and not have to bring more than the USB-C
Will be great if the 17 Pro models have this feature. Samsung devices have had this for a long time. Quite useful and can help in charging devices like the watch if urgent battery charging is required.
Doesn't that phone and also the USB-C iPhones support charging other devices from the USB port? I agree, draining one's phone seems counter-productive, but if one were to do it, it seems doing it via wire would be vastly superior since you'd really want to minimize heat and maximize efficiency.