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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Dec 06 2023 10:30:06

iOS 17.2 is bringing a big, unexpected upgrade to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 13

Date:
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:27:17 +0000

Description:
Fast Qi2 wireless charging support is coming to the iPhone 14 line and the 
iPhone 13 line with iOS 17.2.

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iOS 17.2 is now close to launching, and thanks to various betas weve had a 
good idea of what to expect from it for a while. But the iOS 17.2 release 
candidate has now been seeded to developers and beta testers, complete with 
full release notes, and theres one notable feature that we werent previously 
aware of. 

Specifically, the release notes  spotted by 9to5Mac  mention that theres now  
Qi2 charger support for all iPhone 13 models and iPhone 14 models. Qi2 is the 
new wireless charging standard from the Wireless Power Consortium, and it 
allows compatible devices and wireless chargers to charge at 15W rather than 
the 7.5W of the previous standard. 

So while thats still no match for the fastest proprietary systems we see on 
some of the best Android phones , its double the power of the previous 
version. Matching MagSafe 

In Apples case, you could already charge at 15W with MagSafe-certified 
chargers, but when using other wireless chargers youd be limited to 7.5W on 
the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 lines. 

So the iOS 17.2 update should mean that a far larger selection of chargers 
can now juice these phones up at 15W, and that you should be able to get 
cheaper chargers that offer 15W of charging power. 

If youre wondering where the iPhone 15 line sits in all of this  that already 
has Qi2 support. It launched with Qi2, making it one of the first smartphone 
lines to support this standard. 

It is worth noting that these iOS 17.2 release notes dont outright say that 
this update means the iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 lines will be able to charge at 
15W with Qi2 chargers, but supporting the standard presumably means they 
will. 

Well find out for sure soon though, as iOS 17.2 will likely land around 
mid-December (so in a week or two). When it does, it wont just bring Qi2 
support, it also contains Apples new Journal app, a Translate option for the 
iPhone 15 Pro s Action button, changes to the App Stores layout, and more. 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/ios-172-is-bringing-a-big-unexpected-u
pgrade-to-the-iphone-14-and-iphone-13


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