That the Appel Watch uses the Qi standard to charge has been known for a long time, but before applauding the company's decision to finally adopt a standard for charging its devices, keep reading, because despite what it may seem you will not be able to use Qi chargers to recharge your Apple Watch, since Apple has modified this technology so that no charger of the many (and cheap) that are on the internet can work with your precious watch.
The Qi standard appeared a long time ago developed by the Wireless Power Consortium for the transfer of electricity by remote induction (up to 4 cm). It consists of an emitter, which is the charging base, and a receiver, which is the device to be charged. This Wireless Power Consortium is made up of manufacturers such as Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG Electronics, Motorola Mobility, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony, but not Apple. That is why the news that the Apple Watch charger used this technology was surprising. The consortium itself has confirmed this fact:
The charger included in the Apple Watch uses the Qi standard, but the brand has not facilitated interoperability tests. We believe they use system version 1.1.2 but the software has been modified so that it will not work with any other loader.
La modification must have been made at the Apple Watch level, which will reject any charging connection that comes from an unofficial charger. In fact, the Apple watch charger does work with other devices compatible with the Qi standard, which seems to confirm this fact. At this point, nobody is surprised that Apple acts in this way and forces the manufacturers of accessories for their devices to have to go through the box to obtain the certification of compatibility with the iPhone, iPad, iPod or Apple Watch.
