I’m not Qi2 Ready for more confusing naming schemes

Randall Manro explained in the old comic book XKCD as power, connection and other standards accumulate over time. The ambitious engineers who work on the unification of many incompatible protocols often create another specification to add to the mixture. Look at the confusion between the USB connectors and their power support and the throughput.

Sufficient planning can help the industry soften or avoid such chaos. Apple allowed Android to build a Piggyback on Magsafe with Qi2, and manufacturers gathered through the consortium of wireless energy consumption to optimize today’s promising magnetic accessories. This could lead to a direct naming scheme that makes sense for medium -sized users. That is why the WPC cuts into an misleading label QI2, disappoints, according to the coincidence just in time for Samsung, to present the Galaxy S25 series.

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HMD Skyline in all its magnetic, repaired glory.

In the energy of nuclear fusion of the functions, Android Qi2 was not far off for the seeming eternity. Enter-level HMD Skyline introduced it, but could not create a lot of hype due to equipment. Android users were waiting and whispering.

Rumors that this will reach the level of the flagship with the Galaxy S25 series brought those who care about fever. Given the confirmation of the WPC that the phone with the QI2 logo must have magnets, the required magnetic case of the Galaxy S25 series excludes it from marketing Qi2. Or is that?

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You can always do this with magnetic cases.

Enterprising reporters found a WPC logo sheet in mid -2024. He indicated slightly different logos for devices that supported Qi2 with vs. Without integrated magnets. As noted, as Ben Shun from 9to5 Google, this challenged the countless WPC claims. But the cat was outside the bag, and users wondered if there was a magnetic accessory dream of smoke and mirrors.

I entered into force using the time -tested journalistic practice to ask the company about this on Twitter. “Qi2 requires magnets,” – ultimately I shared, adding, “Qi2 phones will support the extensive range of magnetic accessories.” Android users can finally rejoice.

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USB of our generation 3.2 gen2

The design peak makes several premium magnetic accessories, including the Qi2 charger.

They were deceived because another QI2 standard was done. WPC manufacturers allow the use of Qi2, ready to describe “smartphones and accessories, such as cases” that “provide a full user bypass QI2 in combination in approved combinations”.

WPC introduced a moving charger to strengthen wireless charging in a vehicle, a legally useful new protocol. Nevertheless, the addition of a new Qi2 level, which does not support Qi2, creates several problems. Most timely, this allows manufacturers to boast of phone numbers that contribute to Qi2, without introducing anything. The last thing we need is another excuse for slow implementation.

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He clogs water around the potentially excellent example of the fragmented Android industry, working as one and in favor of users. “This Qi2 phone” may indicate that it is pressed on a magnetic charger, do not ask questions. Now this is another category that we must check and add to a random pile of specifications when choosing our new phone.

The biggest crime was that it made my messages look wrong and would require more correction of disinformation in the future. Although it seems to me that one of the few still thinks about it, a complete unification could be more useful for everyday people than most readers of the Android police suggest.

Why the name Qi2 should not have been polluted

In the interests of the entire industry

Having released the difference between BPP, EPP and MPP and MPP and referring to the initial confusion of the logo, I saw that cynical moans occur on social networks. “Here is another certification with a bunch of qualified subprutocols to remember,” users mourned.

Nothing indicates the intention of WPC to kick the jar down the road, but this is what it looks like. Instead of forcing manufacturers to comply with the new standard, Qi2 are ready for branding. We know where to look, but many users do not follow new functions. A non -lot of users will reject Qi2 as another thing that you need a special accessory for use, and we tried a decline using Moto Mods.

But in any case, do Qi2 phones need?

Magnets not only for a smartphone with one outline. The charger Qi2 relies on them for accurate placement, which provides the necessary reliable, high -frequency connection. WPC had to quickly clarify the placement of magnets before the industry could hope to see Qi3.

Integrated magnets usually cannot penetrate the housing materials, and you can add a physical connection with the correct body or magnetic phone adapter. Accessories from high -quality brands, such as ESR, approach Qi2 functionally, even if they do not correspond to all specifications under the hood.

You can be surprised at how many people buy a flagship phone in a year, and do not read articles about this about an enthusiast or put him in a fanciful protective cover. Many consumers do not want to spoil the smooth design of their phone with plastic and rubber and do not mind the scuffs here and there.

These everyday users act as silent drivers of smartphone innovations. If the industry teaches them to expect a little new standard, they cannot but be applied to possible high power indicators that Qi2 will take years to realize. Then we will have to wait for new functions.

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Samsung and OnePlus are two initial high -profile names that decided not to launch integrated magnets in 2025.

No one can blame the WPC – an industry working group – for influencing the leader of the North American Android industry. It makes sense that the WPC would not want Branding to languish for another year without the mentioned silent drivers of innovation something about this.

Time does not sit. Maybe Qi1.5 would not be the best name. But Qi2 Ready means that you can put a magnetic case on it to provide a magnetic mount that has stuck the generally accepted announcement of QI2 WPC. For example, does QI2 Ready Label guarantee the ultimately investment, such as magnetic phone mounts and wallets, do not interfere with the camera massifs?

We still do not know, but we expect that updates will appear through intermittent updates of versions, which are simpler than the latter. Because clarity is good for consumers, and what is good for us is useful for manufacturers.