{"id":33437,"date":"2025-07-30T12:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/33437\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:53:08","slug":"googles-pixel-10-sure-looks-like-itll-support-magnetic-qi2-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/33437\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Pixel 10 sure looks like it\u2019ll support magnetic Qi2 charging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evidence is mounting that Google\u2019s Pixel 10 series will support Qi2 wireless charging, including built-in magnets, finally offering a mainstream Android alternative to Apple\u2019s MagSafe. The latest sign is a leaked image of the Pixel 10<\/a> with what appears to be a magnetic wireless charging puck attached to the back.<\/p>\n

The leaked image comes from the reliable leaker Evan Blass<\/a>, and shows a bright blue Pixel 10 \u2014 the base model, going by other renders we\u2019ve seen so far<\/a> \u2014 with what appears to be a wireless charging puck attached magnetically to the back. It\u2019s part of a selection of leaked images of the Pixel 10 phones, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A that corroborate previous leaks.<\/p>\n

The puck is likely part of the \u201cPixelSnap\u201d accessory line previously leaked by Android Authority<\/a>, though we haven\u2019t seen this specific charger before. That leak, along with a separate report of a PixelSnap phone case<\/a>, left open the possibility that Google would rely on magnets included in phone cases for magnetic wireless charging, much like Samsung has in its S25<\/a>, Z Fold 7, and Z Flip 7<\/a> handsets. Since this image shows the charger attaching directly to the phone, it appears Google has instead followed Apple and included magnets in the phone itself.<\/p>\n

Factor in a separate Android Headlines leak<\/a> claiming that the Pixel 10 line will be very slightly thicker and heavier than the previous generation, and there\u2019s increasing reason to think that Google has decided to opt for full, magnetic Qi2 support.<\/p>\n

Qi2 is an industry-wide magnetic wireless charging standard based on MagSafe, developed with Apple\u2019s support. So far only a single Android phone includes it, the HMD Skyline<\/a>, though those recent Samsung flagships are certified Qi2 Ready<\/a> since they require a compatible case to supply the magnets. Qi2 was recently upgraded with up to 25W charging speeds<\/a>, at which point the Wireless Power Consortium announced that \u201cmajor Android smartphones will join the Qi2 ecosystem.\u201d It looks like the Pixel 10 phones will be the first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Evidence is mounting that Google\u2019s Pixel 10 series will support Qi2 wireless charging, including built-in magnets, finally offering…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[786,59,844,2305,2306,50,6994,227,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-33437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gadgets","tag-gb","tag-google","tag-google-pixel","tag-mobile","tag-news","tag-phones","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}