Android 15 Adds Charging Capability Through NFC

NFC WLC on Android 15 (photo: dock. Google)

JAKARTA The Qi standard is the most frequently discovered wireless charging. However, Qi's standards are not available on all devices because their size is not as small as the NFC Wireless Charging (WLC) technology. Although the NFC WLC has a much smaller antenna size, which is less than a centimeter away, this technology is not widely used yet. In fact, Near-Field Communication (NFC) has introduced the WLC since four years ago. It looks like the WLC will be widely used in the near future as Android will support charging through the NFC. By adding the capabilities of the WLC, Android devices with the latest systems can transmit power to other devices for the first time. Found by Android Authority, the latest code on Android 15 adds support to NfcCharging. This code is only found in the first beta testing and has not been seen in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Surprisingly, NFC charging support on Android 15 only supports 1W. This power is much smaller when compared to Qi's standards which have the slowest power. So, the function of adding NFC charging is still unclear. Most likely, NFC-based charging only supports accessories with small power such as the tracking stylus. This NFC WLC support may also be useful for devices such as earbudsnirkabelian and smartwatches. Although its usefulness is not yet clear, NFC charging support is good news for Android users. In the future, WLC may be added to more devices so that wireless charging is easier to do.