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It is alleged that the 7.5w wireless "Fast Charging" for the iPhone is limited to Belkin and Mophie

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It is alleged that the 7.5w wireless "Fast Charging" for the iPhone is limited to Belkin and Mophie

From 9to5 Mac:

There is some confusion over exactly what Qi charging accessories can go above the 5w charging speeds. Apple currently sells Qi charging pads from Belkin and Mophie. According to both of those manufacturers, only companies that partner with Apple (like them) will be able to be certified and have their Qi chargers take advantage of the 7.5w power output.

7.5w is an officially supported mode for Qi chargers by the Wireless Power Consortium but it appears Apple is using hardware identifiers to restrict access to accessories that it vets.

https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/14/iphone-fast-wireless-charging/
 

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That is very interesting, I wonder if it is really true.
 

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That is very interesting, I wonder if it is really true.

Me too. I almost bought a Samsung fast wireless charger at Best Buy (even though I said I wasn't buying one). Glad I didn't now until this gets worked out.
 

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Re: It is alleged that the 7.5w wireless "Fast Charging" for the iPhone is limited to Belkin and Mop

That would surprise me. Either the phone is capable of the faster charge or not. If the pad is capable and the phone is capable then wouldn’t it just work? Apple never said anything about it being charger specific.
 

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Honestly it doesn’t make that much of a difference for me as my iPhone easily makes it through a day of my usage. I set it on the charging pad when I go to bed and it is topped off when I wake up. Kind of like a BBQ, low and slow :) ... if Apple did limit the faster charging to specific brands that would be terrible for those that actually need the increased speed. I am happy with my $15 QI charger that I picked up on amazon.
 

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I don’t see how it could be brand specific.
 

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Probably the same way wirelessly charging charging an Apple Watch Series 3 only works with AirPower.

Apple Watch has a special back. The phone is flat. Who knows. Just seems odd they would do that.
 

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Well, I bought the Insignia Fast Charger at Best Buy yesterday.....it's supposed to supportsfast charging up to 15W. the light glows blue @ 5W and it's supposed to glow purple when it is Fast Charging at 7.5W or higher.....it doesn't glow Purple. So no fast charging for that charger for the iPhone X.

https://forums.imore.com/e?link=htt...-mwpc2-c-black%2F10659750.aspx&token=oobnT5i3
 
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Well, I bought the Insignia Fast Charger at Best Buy yesterday.....it's supposed to supportsfast charging up to 15W. the light glows blue @ 5W and it's supposed to glow purple when it is Fast Charging at 7.5W or higher.....it doesn't glow Purple. So no fast charging for that charger for the iPhone X.

https://forums.imore.com/e?link=htt...-mwpc2-c-black%2F10659750.aspx&token=a5I9D3qA

Are you running the 11.2 beta? They just activated fast charging in the most recent beta (so I've read, cannot confirm)
 

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This is from an article I saw on 9to5mac. Not sure pushing up to 7.5 is really a big deal. Of course it's beta software so there's always a chance it could get optimized better for faster charging speeds.

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Yes running beta 11.2 and no fast charging. Going to return it today and buy the Mophie charger.
 

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That would be really messed up if this were true. During the keynote they never said anything about it being brand specific. In fact they made a big deal about going with the Qi standard because that’s what most Wireless chargers use.
 

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I suppose I’m just one of those people who don’t require my iPhone to be charged in 5 minutes........since my iPhone is almost constantly on the wireless charging base at my desk while at work, I have more than enough power for when I’m not at work. Heck, I rarely charge it overnight anymore with the exception of the weekend. One of these days, I’m going to drain the battery to about 5% and then put it on my wireless charger just to see how long it takes to charge to capacity.
 

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In my case, if I put the phone on a Qi charger I know it is going to be "slow." If I'm in a hurry, I have a 30W charger (it is an Anker USB-C charger with the Apple USB-C to lightning cable) that I can use to fast charge my phone.
 

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I hear what you’re saying- I just think if wireless fast charge is a feature it shouldn’t be exclusive to two brands of chargers.
 

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I hear what you’re saying- I just think if wireless fast charge is a feature it shouldn’t be exclusive to two brands of chargers.

Agreed. But Apple might do this to prevent weird things that other third party chargers might cause.
 

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Agreed. But Apple might do this to prevent weird things that other third party chargers might cause.

Yeah I get that from third party ones you might buy from like a gas station but I bought the Samsung fast charge ones that by the time this news came out it is too late to return them. Don’t get me wrong. I love the chargers and they work great. But I want the fast charge option.
 

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Then I'll just have to stick with the Mophie that I got yesterday. :rolleyes:

Will my Samsung Fast Charge Convertible work at 7.5 watts?

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