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Apple's Wireless Charging Accessory for iPhone May Be Sold Separately, Ship Late

Apple's Wireless Charging Accessory for iPhone May Be Sold Separately, Ship Late

Posted July 8, 2017 at 3:16pm by iClarified
Apple's rumored inductive charging accessory for the next generation iPhones may be sold separately and ship later the new smartphones, reports Daring Fireball's John Gruber.

"I’ve heard that inductive charging will (a) be sold separately, and (b) might be late, waiting for iOS 11.1 (a la Portrait mode last year)," says Gruber. "I’m not sure if the holdup is hardware or software. And they could catch up in next three weeks."

A recent report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that Apple will release three new iPhones this year with glass bodies and metal frames to facilitate WPC-standard wireless charging (Qi). Kuo also claimed that Apple will make an optional wireless charging accessory available for purchase.


Back in February, Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium but leaks have suggested that the company has 'at least five different groups working on wireless charging technology'.

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Apple's Wireless Charging Accessory for iPhone May Be Sold Separately, Ship Late
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mackan1
mackan1 - July 9, 2017 at 7:22pm
Wireless case to be released after wireless charging. So People have to buy a case wile they wait for a wireless charging case.
D4xM4Nx
D4xM4Nx - July 9, 2017 at 2:06am
Holding up on comments for now since it's merely gossip without actual facts backing up all claims, we shall see later on.
Kk
Kk - July 9, 2017 at 12:13am
Late, they seemed to be good at being late.. like innovation
Mas22
Mas22 - July 8, 2017 at 4:00pm
Hmm...charging for charging
102d79b
102d79b - July 8, 2017 at 3:23pm
No cool if they end up charging extra
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