Qi2 upgrade may bring 50W wireless charging to future Google Pixel, iPhone models

Ben Schoon | Jun 29 2026 - 7:30 am PT

One of the big advantages of Qi2 and its magnetic alignment is support for faster 25W charging speeds, but the organization behind the standard is working on even faster 50W charging for future devices, which could include future generations of Pixel, iPhone, and more.

Qi2 was introduced in 2023, with Qi2 25W hitting the scene in 2025 just ahead of the Google Pixel 10’s debut. Adoption of the proper version of the standard with magnets built into the phone has been abysmal among Android brands, but that hasn’t stopped the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the organization behind the Qi standard, from building on it.

ITHome reports that, as a part of the WPC’s recent “off-cycle meeting,” the organization opened the door to 50W wireless charging speeds based on Qi and Qi2 technology. The meeting was held in Bejing at Xiaomi’s headquarters, with Xiaomi being the leader in pushing 50W speeds as a part of the Qi standard using a “small inductance, low voltage, high power” solution.

Top comment by matteventu

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Pretty useless if they don't support it properly on the phone and charger.

See the Pixel 10 Pro which is limited to 15W, or the 10 Pro XL which in theory does 25W, but in reality it almost immediately throttles due to heating.

Google really should have released a better, actively cooled charger, to let all of their Qi phones charge at 25W without as much throttling.

It's so miserable that even by using Google's first-party wireless charging hardware, the Pixel 10 Pro charges much slower than the 9 Pro.

I really hope the Pixel 11 lineup will bring Qi2.2 (25W) support across all Pixels, as well as better thermal management to prevent throttling.

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While much of this updated standard is not yet finalized, it’s “basically” most of the way there, with updates potentially coming as soon as 2028.

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Whenever it does arrive, 50W charging as a part of the Qi/Qi2 standard would be a huge boost to wireless charging. Xiaomi, of course, would likely be first in line for the update seeing as it’s been the brand putting in the work to make it a part of the standard, but it stands to reason that Google Pixel and iPhone could follow as the two brands most actively using and pushing Qi’s advancements in their devices in recent years – the vast majority of other Android brands have largely ignored the Qi2 wave despite mass adoption from accessory makers.