It sure looks like the iPhone 8 won't get long distance wireless charging

Besides a new edge-to-edge 5-inch OLED display, removing the iconic home button and a stainless steel and glass design, one of the longstanding iPhone 8 rumors has been wireless charging. More specifically, long distance wireless charging sans wireless charging pads.

But while recent rumors claim wireless charging is almost certainly a feature that the iPhone 8 will get, Apple's joining of the Wireless Power Consortium on Sunday suggests true long distance wireless charging might no longer be in the cards.

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As a member of the WPC, Apple now joins more than 220 companies in helping create and promote the Qi wireless charging standard.  Read more...

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