{"id":545327,"date":"2026-03-18T21:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545327\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:24:16","slug":"galaxy-s26-wireless-charging-sounds-like-an-absolute-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545327\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy S26 wireless charging sounds like an absolute mess"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wireless charging is very much moving in the direction of Qi2 and magnetic alignment, but Samsung stubbornly continues to avoid putting magnets inside of its phones, with the Galaxy S26 series forgoing this yet again. And, from the sound of it, that\u2019s making the faster Qi2 25W wireless charging found on Galaxy S26 Ultra a tough thing to actually get working.<\/p>\n

The Qi2 standard was originally supposed to always include magnets in your smartphone, modeled after Apple\u2019s iPhone MagSafe feature. Yet, it\u2019s been exceedingly rare in the three years since the standard was first unveiled. Google\u2019s Pixel 10 series was the first mainstream adoption of Qi2, with Samsung skipping the feature in every new release, including the Galaxy S26 series. Rather, Samsung takes advantage of \u201cQi2 Ready,\u201d<\/a> a program that allows the magnets to be offloaded to cases.<\/p>\n

Through that, the Galaxy S26 Ultra advertises support for Qi2 25W speeds, but it sounds like that\u2019s a pretty tall order.<\/p>\n

Dbrand, best known for its device skins, confirmed on Reddit<\/a> (h\/t PiunikaWeb<\/a>) earlier this week that its \u201cGhost\u201d cases for the Galaxy S26 Ultra do not work with Qi2 25W speeds. Why? Apparently, there\u2019s a \u201chandshake\u201d \u2013 which Dbrand refers to as \u201cproprietary Qi2.2 magnet voodoo\u201d \u2013 that \u201cunlocks\u201d the faster speeds. In other words, just because the case has magnets in the right location, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019ll get full speed.<\/p>\n

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The inner workings of this \u201chandshake\u201d are unclear, but the Wireless Power Consortium \u2013 the organization behind Qi2 \u2013 does certify cases for the Galaxy S26 series. Cases do matter for Qi2, as Dbrand had previously noted<\/a> that it had to remove a lining in its Grip case to stay consistent with the Qi 2.2 spec, and they\u2019re not alone there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the problem goes beyond just cases.<\/p>\n

Dbrand points out that Samsung\u2019s official 25W wireless charger<\/a> has delivered a ton of confusion for buyers, with early buyers saying that it is \u201cnot working at all,\u201d leaves the phone \u201csuper hot.\u201d One user said that \u201cI\u2019m having a hard time to get it to charge my new s26 ultra and I order the Samsung metal case with it and can\u2019t get it to work at all.\u201d Given that Samsung\u2019s Qi2 accessories last year were a mess<\/a>, it\u2019s not a huge shock to see that things aren\u2019t quite in order this time around either. <\/p>\n

So, from the sound of it, Qi2 25W speeds on Galaxy S26 Ultra are not only hindered by your case choice, but even Samsung\u2019s first-party charger is hit or miss. Qi2 25W speeds aren\u2019t worth the effort <\/a>in our opinion anyway, but it should be easier than this, right? <\/p>\n

We previously noted that Samsung\u2019s lack of built-in magnets could cause problems, as a case seems to be required<\/a> for full 25W charging speeds under the Qi 2.2 spec. Samsung\u2019s official excuse<\/a> for skipping magnets is that it wanted to produce a thinner smartphone \u2013 seemingly nothing to do with the S Pen, as many fans are quick to claim \u2013 but that really seems to miss the bigger picture of compatibility.<\/p>\n

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