iPhone 17 Pro May Be Able to Wirelessly Charge AirPods, Apple Watch

[Rychiar]

not sure how watch charging would work but I sure wish it had this feature. I use my watch way more Than I want to these days with heart problems and I get anxious when its about to die and im out cus no one ever had a charger but if it could charge off the phone everyone has usb c

 

[Rychiar]

Yeah reverse wireless charging is dumb. You know what is less convenient than one device being out of commission when charging? Having two devices out of commission when charging!

Google showed enough smarts to remove it from the P10 line. They're the data company - they probably had the telemetry stats to show nobody used reverse wireless because it's dumb.

phones have big batteries. watches and aid pods have small batteries that charge quickly... I can think of a ton of situations where I would use this and it would be a lifesaver....

 

[jz0309]

Have you ever travelled and forgot your device-specific watch charger? Just one reason phone->watch charging would be handy. Or Airpods that didn't charge in the case (when they should've) and you need a good quick bump to use them for a call.

Yup, happened to me like 8 years or so ago, left my puck at home so went into a best buy and voila, had an extra charger.
Have you ever looked at the back of the watch? And the puck? How will a watch charge from a flat surface? Hint: it won’t

 

[tomtad]

Honestly, reverse wireless charging would be the one thing that makes me forgive all the other questionable choices about this phone (Aluminum, camera bump, TechWoven)

Aluminium is actually good given it will be the body of the phone rather than the sides, it will feel like holding a small Mac imo.

Techwoven is a false rumour, Apple hasn’t registered it as a trademark anywhere for example, the cases also clearly look like knockoffs.

I know camera bumps are annoying, but I do think it’s being done to squeeze in a larger periscope so they’ll be some upsides.

 

[abcmax]

iPhones meant to support reverse wireless charging since iPhone 11 Pro:

iPhone 11 Surprise: Cancelled Feature Allegedly Inside All New Models

Apple's new iPhones may be hiding a major feature the company did not announce...

www.forbes.com

iPhone 12 as well:

Apple iPhone 12 dormant reverse wireless charging revealed by FCC

It may be enabled with a future update, but we wouldn't hold our breath. According to an FCC filing, the recently released iPhone 12 family might be hiding...

www.gsmarena.com

iPhone 13:

'iPhone 13' predicted to have reverse wireless charging & larger charging coils | AppleInsider

Apple's "iPhone 13" may include a larger wireless charging coil than in the iPhone 12, a rumor claims, one that could offer reverse wireless charging as well as faster overall recharging times.

appleinsider.com

iPhone 15:

The iPhone 15 may finally get reverse wireless charging — but I don’t want it

Apple continues to drag its feet when it comes to reverse wireless charging, but at this point, I'm not even sure I care anymore.

www.digitaltrends.com

Reverse wireless charging in iPhone 17 Pro is just an another episode in this series. And you know what? One day it will probably become a reality, regardless of the rumors 😅

 

[Shanghaichica]

Nice.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Can it charge another iPhone? Does it works with a case? What if I put my hand on it?

 

[dampfnudel]

My cousin works as an engineer at Apple. They have been postponing this because of battery life and the heat the phone generates while charging.

That could be a valid concern.

 

[JosephAW]

I think this was rumored ever since the iPhone 11 Pro

I remember looking at an iPhone 8 Plus and the rumor had that this was going to be available for qi charging other phones like android’s already did.

 

[macduke]

They don’t seem to be adding much this year, and with Apple Intelligence on life support, they need to add something to get people to buy it. If there was a year to do it, it’s now.

 

[quietstormSD]

I think this was rumored ever since the iPhone 11 Pro

I always thought there was reporting that iPhones since then or 12, or 13 or whatever, had the capability to do it, but Apple just never "turned it on".

 

[ams1117]

I slapped my old MagSafe battery onto my iPhone 16 Pro earlier today, just to report back now, that the reverse charging feature was never removed. It’s still fully capable of charging that thing up albeit very slowly.

 

[svish]

Will be useful to have in certain situations. Hopefully Apple will bring it. Not expecting charging speeds to be great and also expecting heat to build up quickly.

 

[abcmax]

iPhones meant to support reverse wireless charging since iPhone 11 Pro:

iPhone 11 Surprise: Cancelled Feature Allegedly Inside All New Models

Apple's new iPhones may be hiding a major feature the company did not announce...

www.forbes.com

iPhone 12 as well:

Apple iPhone 12 dormant reverse wireless charging revealed by FCC

It may be enabled with a future update, but we wouldn't hold our breath. According to an FCC filing, the recently released iPhone 12 family might be hiding...

www.gsmarena.com

iPhone 13:

'iPhone 13' predicted to have reverse wireless charging & larger charging coils | AppleInsider

Apple's "iPhone 13" may include a larger wireless charging coil than in the iPhone 12, a rumor claims, one that could offer reverse wireless charging as well as faster overall recharging times.

appleinsider.com

iPhone 15:

The iPhone 15 may finally get reverse wireless charging — but I don’t want it

Apple continues to drag its feet when it comes to reverse wireless charging, but at this point, I'm not even sure I care anymore.

www.digitaltrends.com

Reverse wireless charging in iPhone 17 Pro is just an another episode in this series. And you know what? One day it will probably become a reality, regardless of the rumors 😅

And what? And nothing 😆 We can add iPhone 17 Pro to this list as well 😄