2 Wireless Charging
The iPhone X is expected to be the first Apple flagship to feature wireless charging capabilities, largely rumored — at this point — to take the form of an inductive charging solution. Fast Company’s source says it’s a form of the Qi wireless charging standard or some derivative of it (similar to the modified version used by the Apple Watch). Apple joined the organization in charge of the standard, the Wireless Power Consortium, earlier this year.
But like the 3D sensor, Apple’s engineers are running into software issues with the wireless charging tech, which could prompt them to also include the hardware and enable the feature in a later software update. Coupled with a rumor from Apple blogger John Gruber, it’s certainly looking like wireless charging is causing problems. Gruber said the feature “might be late,” and he also corroborated that it might be turned on in a later version of iOS 11. Not only that, Gruber said the accessory that would facilitate wireless charging might be sold separately.