{"id":254545,"date":"2024-08-15T13:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/google-reveals-why-the-pixel-9-series-doesnt-support-qi2-charging\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:21","slug":"google-reveals-why-the-pixel-9-series-doesnt-support-qi2-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/google-reveals-why-the-pixel-9-series-doesnt-support-qi2-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"Google reveals why the Pixel 9 series doesn&#8217;t support Qi2 charging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"review-body\">\n<p>Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/new_wireless_standard_qi2_announced_with_compatibility_for_magnetic_chargers-news-57071.php\">announced<\/a> the Qi2 wireless charging standard in January 2023 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com\/blog-pages\/wireless-power-consortium-approves-release-of-the-qi2-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> it in April of the same year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/hmd_skyline-13153.php\">HMD Skyline<\/a> is the first (and only) Android <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/results.php3?sFreeText=Qi2\">smartphone to have Qi2 support<\/a>. While many expected Google&#8217;s Pixel 9 smartphones to have it too, that&#8217;s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_9-13219.php\">Google Pixel 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_9_pro-13218.php\">Pixel 9 Pro<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_9_pro_xl-13217.php\">Pixel 9 Pro XL<\/a> support the old Qi standard. This means that while these phones can charge wirelessly up to 23W with the Pixel Stand, they can only go up to 12W with a compatible Qi-certified EPP wireless charger instead of the 15W supported by Qi2. No Qi2 also means you cannot use MagSafe-like magnetic accessories with the non-folding Pixel 9 phones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_002.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Pixel 9\" width=\"208\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-x213\/gsmarena_002.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_003.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Pixel 9 Pro\" width=\"207\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-x213\/gsmarena_003.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_004.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Pixel 9 Pro XL\" width=\"209\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/08\/google-pixel-9-series-qi2-wireless-charging-skip-reason\/inline\/-x213\/gsmarena_004.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/><span><strong>Google Pixel 9 \u2022 Google Pixel 9 Pro \u2022 Google Pixel 9 Pro XL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The folks at <i>Android Authority<\/i> asked Google why they skipped Qi2 support on this Pixel 9 trio, and Google said that &#8220;the older Qi protocol was more readily available on the market and that there are no tangible benefits to switching to Qi2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The biggest benefit of Qi2 is improved charging rates and reduced energy loss, achieved through better alignment between chargers and devices. Here&#8217;s hoping the Pixel 10 series &#8211; and the upcoming flagships from other brands &#8211; will have Qi2 support. Until then, the HMD Skyline is the only option on the Android side. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/hmd_skyline-review-2733.php\">read our HMD Skyline review<\/a> to learn more about it. We also have a video review attached below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"HMD Skyline review\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LlFCzL5pieU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-9-no-qi2-charging-3468035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/reason_why_google_pixel_9_series_doesnt_support_qi2_wireless_charging-news-64138.php\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi2 wireless charging standard in January 2023 and released it in April of the same year. 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