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Other Thoughts if you think AirPower will ever see the light of day?
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The problem may not be necessarily just with AirPower.
Both my X and 8 used to get extremely hot whenever I charged them wirelessly. And both took forever to charge. It just wasn't practical. I much preferred plugging the phone in and charging it with a cable. I don't see a reason to wirelessly charge the iPhone when fast charging feels 10x faster.
I think Apple bit off more than they could chew at the time they released wireless charging. They just weren't ready for it. Yes, I get it, apparently they want to make it work with the sensors at any position, which may have been the bottleneck all along.
But the truth is that the current wireless charging sucks. I don't know of too many people who use it.
Both my X and 8 used to get extremely hot whenever I charged them wirelessly. And both took forever to charge. It just wasn't practical. I much preferred plugging the phone in and charging it with a cable. I don't see a reason to wirelessly charge the iPhone when fast charging feels 10x faster.
I think Apple bit off more than they could chew at the time they released wireless charging. They just weren't ready for it. Yes, I get it, apparently they want to make it work with the sensors at any position, which may have been the bottleneck all along.
But the truth is that the current wireless charging sucks. I don't know of too many people who use it.
True, I was never going to switch cause you can’t use it while charging and so slow. So till they make wireless charging within a xx feet proximity to the charging station. Holding it while it charges seems practical for me to switch. But they also didn’t box fast wired charging this year which makes me
They can keep it at this point. Happy with the Morphie wireless charger. Will continue to use it and the stand for my watch.
My X only get slightly warm while wireless charging. If the above poster's phone is getting "extremely hot" there is something wrong with it.
My X only get slightly warm while wireless charging. If the above poster's phone is getting "extremely hot" there is something wrong with it.
Extremely hot may have been overstating it on my part. But it does get hot. In phone terms, it gets very hot. And no, there was nothing wrong with my phone, since both my iPhone 8 and iPhone X got this hot.
There's no shortage of people on here complaining about how hot their phones get when wirelessly charged. This is a big deal, since the phone works slower when it's this hot, which I assume is due to processor being throttled to avoid overheating.
At this point they should just quietly drop it.
My 8 plis only gets slightly warm, maybe a little hotter than when plugged.
I have a good wireless vertical stand that i can charge my iphone watch and airpods at the same time.
A flat charger.... pass.
My 8 plis only gets slightly warm, maybe a little hotter than when plugged.
I have a good wireless vertical stand that i can charge my iphone watch and airpods at the same time.
A flat charger.... pass.
The whole concept would have worked and I would have paid top dollar if they just would have called it "Apple Juice".
Nope. Never used a case in my life. Charged both phones on different wireless chargers. One of them also a mophie. Both get hot to no end. I suspect either you're not fully charging yours or it's in a very cool place.
Curious ... What charger did you use?
During the month I was testing the X, I used an Anker wireless charging stand using a 24W and a 60W charger. The only time the device became more than warm was a charge from <10%.
A side note: This is still being used to charge my backup 8+ and roomies S8.
Works great.
At this point they should give everyone some clarity on whether they’re going to release and if so, when. I’d love to buy AirPower (if the price is reasonable) but I’m not going to hang on forever in hope.
If they’re going to drop it, I don’t want them to do so in silence.
I couldn't care less if AirPower was ever released; I'd much rather buy a commodity like this from a premium supplier like Anker than pay a premium price for a less-capable product from Apple.
So what is the theoretical advantage of AirPower over a multi device wireless charger off amazon? I see those going for 25 or so bucks and let’s me charge a phone and a watch on the same pad at the same time.
They do, but they're not really comparable in concept.
There are mats that will charge a phone and the watch, so I'll probably go with one of those, even if they're a little more fiddly than would be ideal.
