On September 12, 2017, Apple presented the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X in its keynote. In addition, Tim Cook hit the table and unveiled the Big Apple's wireless charging base christened under the name of AirPower. The charging base was to be launched in early 2018. In March 2019, the project was canceled and Apple decided to drop the prototype. However, Jon Prosser, a well-known news leaker, has posted a series of images showing a possible AirPower in full operation what could mean that the big apple could continue working on its charging base, months after its definitive cancellation.
Will we see the AirPower charging base in 2020?
The controversy surrounding the AirPower prototype has been and will be one of the biggest unknowns in the Big Apple. However, it is speculated that Apple may have canceled the charging dock. due to problems related to excessive heating Of the device. This makes sense since the charging base was especially complex because it mounted dozens of coils (instead of a single coil like most charging bases). This allowed charging any device regardless of its position. But throughout the process they encountered an impediment: charging the Apple Watch requires more power, that would have caused the heating issues that resulted in the cancellation of the product.
Well, you guys wanted a better picture of “C68” 😏 😏
Remember how I said the main problem was that current prototypes didn't support Apple Watch?
Yeah
WellThey got the Watch working 👀 👀 pic.twitter.com/LvBeNAAtt3
- Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) June 18, 2020
In April of this same year, in full confinement by COVID-19, Jon Prosser published information about a prototype called "C68". This well-known user in the world of leaks claimed that the team called "Sharing and Proximity" from Apple were working on this prototype. More specifically in the software communication between devices having in common a device (the supposed C68) inside which would have an A11 chip. This would allow manage heat dynamically, eliminating the problem of the previous AirPower prototype.
A few minutes ago, Jon Prosser was posting higher-quality images of what we've known for months as the C68 prototype. In the images we see a charging base connected to an outlet in which they are deposited an Apple Watch and AirPods Pro. In the second image we go as effectively are being loaded simultaneously. Is it possible that Apple did not stop working on the AirPower? Will we see Apple's charging dock at WWDC?