Android to get MagSafe-like Qi wireless charging with magnets at last

The MagSafe wireless charging system, which magnetically snaps into place every time for optimal charging, is now set to come to Android phones. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

SAN JOSE: MagSafe, the magnetic wireless charging system that has been a major unique feature of iPhones in recent years, is at last coming to Android smartphones as part of a new generation of the Qi charging standard.

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the industry body responsible for the Qi charging standard, has now announced that the first accessory manufacturers want to launch corresponding chargers on the market later in 2023.