HOW TO… Add wireless charging to your phone
Pull Out & Keep Issue 632
What you need: Qi receiver Time required: 30 minutes, plus charging time
One of the most useful upgrades you can make to an old phone is to add wireless charging. More and more devices, from Bluetooth earbuds to the latest smartwatches, support wireless charging and, while there were once several competing standards, the industry has settled on Qi. Pronounced Chee, it’s supported by more than 340 members of the Wireless Power Consortium (www.snipca.com/41797), including Apple, HP, Samsung, Google and Bose.
Once you go wireless, you won’t want to go back. It’s not only simpler (and quicker) to drop your device on a charger when you head to bed. It also causes less wear and tear to the device itself, because you’ll no longer be putting stress on the connector or lead
