Qi2 wireless charging to go from 15 to 25 W, helping fast charge devices to actually charge fast

A Nomad MagSafe wireless Qi2 charger — (Image credit: Future)

Wireless charging is one of those technologies I thought I wouldn't be much fussed over until I actually started using it. Now, it's one of the main things I hope for in many products, unless battery life is exceptionally good. So I'm quite excited to hear the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announce a new Qi spec that comes close to doubling how fast things will be able to charge wirelessly (via PC Watch).

The new Qi2 25 W spec (that's what it's going to be called) will charge at up to, well, 25 W. The Current Qi2 spec maxes at 15 W. The older specification still feels pretty new to me; I remember testing the spec out for another site just over a year ago, and although it'd been out for about a year back then, it was only just seeing widespread adoption.

Here's hoping the PC gaming industry—or at least the most relevant devices—starts to adopt the new standard before long.

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