Android 15 could add a new way to wirelessly charge your devices

Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15, which requires much less space than Qi wireless charging.

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Is it lasers? I really hope it's lasers!

Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15.

Boo.

But it sounds like NFC charging would allow earbuds, styluses, and tracker tags to be charged by the phone.
- I'm confused... Mine can already do that?
  
  Your phone does QI wireless charging. This is not currently supported by any smartphone, smart accessory or wireless earbuds/watch in existence today.
  
  According to the article they're looking at expanding beyond Qi charging (which is currently supported) to NFC charging, which is not. I don't know anything about your phone, but I'm guessing it does the former, and not the latter.
  
  No word on lasers tho.
So does that mean that every phone with NFC can charge wirelessly then, or is some special NFC needed.
- As far as I understand the article, NFC wireless charging requires a special NFC wireless charging antenna which would replace current generation NFC antennas.
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