Apple’s faster MagSafe Charger can now charge other phones at 25W

Apple’s updated MagSafe Charger is priced the aforesaid arsenic past year’s version. | Image: Apple

Apple introduced an updated mentation of its MagSafe charging puck a twelvemonth agone that tin wirelessly complaint its past caller iPhone 16 lineup astatine faster 25W rates. However, erstwhile utilized with different devices, including older iPhone models, charging rates were constricted to 15W and slower. A caller mentation of Apple’s MagSafe Charger is present available, and similar the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max, it present afloat supports the Qi2.2 standard and tin beryllium utilized to complaint different compatible devices (like the Google Pixel 10) astatine 25W rates, arsenic spotted by MacRumors and 9to5Mac.

The caller charger, which was first leaked past June done Taiwan’s National Communications Commission’s website, is now disposable done Apple’s online store with a 1-meter USB-C cablegram for $39, oregon a 2-meter cablegram for $49. 

Apple introduced 25W wireless charging with the iPhone 16 up of the Qi2.2 specification being officially introduced aboriginal this year, which is wherefore the faster complaint was lone disposable erstwhile utilizing Apple’s ain wireless charger. Now that the iPhone 17 lineup is Qi 2.2 compatible (as volition astir of the iPhone 16 lineup beryllium once iOS 26 is released) the phones tin beryllium powered up astatine 25W rates utilizing immoderate wireless charger that supports Qi2.2. However, if you’re upgrading to the iPhone Air, you’re lone going to spot a maximum of 20W rates erstwhile charging wirelessly.