Apple's MagSafe is foundation for new Qi2 wireless charging standard
Apple has provided MagSafe as the basis for the upcoming wireless charging standard Qi2, making it universal across platforms.

MagSafe goes universal with Qi2
The Wireless Power Consortium has announced that Qi2, pronounced "chee two," will replace the existing wireless charging standard in 2023. Apple has provided MagSafe as the basis for Qi2, which should lead to more universal interoperability of accessories and chargers.
"Energy efficiency and sustainability are on everyone's minds these days," says Paul Struhsaker, executive director of the Wireless Power Consortium. "Qi2's perfect alignment improves energy efficiency by reducing the energy loss that can happen when the phone or the charger is not aligned."
"Just as important, Qi2 will greatly reduce the landfill waste associated with wired charger replacement due to plugs breaking and the stress placed on cords from daily connecting and disconnecting," he added.
MagSafe for iPhone was introduced as a new accessory and charging system for iPhone 12 and newer. The magnetic charging puck offers 15W wireless charging to the iPhone via a high-efficiency magnetic connection.
Once Qi2 launches, compatible smartphones will be able to take advantage of Apple's MagSafe charging. The universal standard goes both ways as well, enabling accessory makers to make more products that fit both iPhone and Android products.
The Magnetic Power Profile ensures products are perfectly aligned with charging pads. That translates to improved energy efficiency and faster charging.
The new Qi2 standard will launch in 2023, with new products expected by the holiday season. Apple's iPhone 15 is a likely candidate for the new standard, though it may not be distinguishable from the existing MagSafe system.
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MagSafe goes universal with Qi2
The Wireless Power Consortium has announced that Qi2, pronounced "chee two," will replace the existing wireless charging standard in 2023. Apple has provided MagSafe as the basis for Qi2, which should lead to more universal interoperability of accessories and chargers.
"Energy efficiency and sustainability are on everyone's minds these days," says Paul Struhsaker, executive director of the Wireless Power Consortium. "Qi2's perfect alignment improves energy efficiency by reducing the energy loss that can happen when the phone or the charger is not aligned."
"Just as important, Qi2 will greatly reduce the landfill waste associated with wired charger replacement due to plugs breaking and the stress placed on cords from daily connecting and disconnecting," he added.
MagSafe for iPhone was introduced as a new accessory and charging system for iPhone 12 and newer. The magnetic charging puck offers 15W wireless charging to the iPhone via a high-efficiency magnetic connection.
Once Qi2 launches, compatible smartphones will be able to take advantage of Apple's MagSafe charging. The universal standard goes both ways as well, enabling accessory makers to make more products that fit both iPhone and Android products.
The Magnetic Power Profile ensures products are perfectly aligned with charging pads. That translates to improved energy efficiency and faster charging.
The new Qi2 standard will launch in 2023, with new products expected by the holiday season. Apple's iPhone 15 is a likely candidate for the new standard, though it may not be distinguishable from the existing MagSafe system.
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You miss two points here. 1. The EU is not mandating that every device be charged with aUSB-C, only that it be the only type of plug. 2. Many of us don’t want to use wireless charging with its slower charge time and being no more convenient than plugging something in as well as the problems when a base is used.
The EU specifically said that wireless charging was not being targeted in its common charging plans because the wireless charging market was not fragmented to the same degree as wired charging.
The problem is that, without doubt, the wireless charging market will become fragmented at some point and then the EU would have to deal with the problem and a proprietary system would not have got out of the gate.
By offering the system to be included in the second generation of Qi charging Apple has more options of seeing Qi2 being chosen by the EU if things come to a crunch.
I'm sure the move was never ever on Apple’s original roadmap for Magsafe and the EU's common charging legislation was a wake up call.
The current downside to this is that Qi2 will be born at very slow charging speeds even by current standards.
Wired charging is still the speed king and will be for quite some time but wireless charging is the convenience king.
Ironically, my experience with wireless charging on the claimed advantages of wear and tear and stress is not great, with wired charging winning out. I've had two RAV Power wireless chargers die on me and the third is Anker which is still working OK at the moment. Wireless chargers have the exact same elements as wired chargers (connectors, cables, charger) so the e-waste claims don't really mean too much.
Periodically the wife's XR stops wireless charging and needs to be restarted to get it working again.
Of course this is just my (sometimes) humble opinion, and I’d like to understand this better.
I only use wired charging because mine is ultra fast and even a short charge will see me through a normal day but wireless is definitely nice to have for some people.