Hi Chris, I don’t claim to understand this fully, but yes, currently the technology which charges devices wirelessly from a distance does not exist. Maybe it exists in labs and I can almost guaranty that Apple is probably working very hard on getting this to work, but for now wireless just means that you don’t have to plug in a wire. As for public spaces, I believe companies like Starbucks and so on have wireless charging pads built into tables so you could have your phone charging right next to you, obviously nobody would put their phone down on a charging pad and then go away and sit down 10 or 20 feet away. As for charging when you travel there is nothing which prevents you to do this just as you have always done it which means bring your Lightning cable and plug it in. However, when Apple releases their “Airpower” charger as they call it then for people who have an iPhone, an Apple Watch and maybe Airpods bringing this instead makes a lot of sense since it can charge all three devices by themselves or all three at once and of course as time goes by this may even include other devices which adopt the standard. As with everything once Apple adopts something, in this case the Chi wireless charging standard, they not only can pour a ton of money into it to make it better but accessory makers will also scramble to bring out a wide variety of devices to compliment it.
Best regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? Hello folks, When I listened to the apple keynote, I did not quite understand the advantages of wireless charging. My understanding is that one needs to place the phone on a wireless charging pad or stand for it to charge. This is not remotely wireless charging. That means that we have to worry about more gadgets to carry when we travel. In addition to the adapter and the wire, we will need to also carry a pad or a stand for the wireless charging to work. I understood that if many public places provide wireless charging we would not have to worry about carrying our charging accessories. However, I am not sure I would like to place my phone on a charging pad in a restaurant or café, or in an airport terminal. Unless the wireless charging pad is on my table or on the arm of my chair, I would not use it. Can someone who is more familiar with this idea and process explain it better to me? Cheers, Cris -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com<mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
