Bummer: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold cannot be charged wirelessly with the Pixel Stand | Infinium-tech

Google announced four new Pixel 9 smartphones about two weeks ago – the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The non-folding Pixels can be charged wirelessly using Google’s Pixel Stand 1 and Pixel Stand 2, but the Pixel 9 Pro Fold cannot.

Google says this is because “the position of the charging coil for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is not perfectly centered compared to previous Pixel phones,” and this “may make it difficult for you to charge your phone wirelessly.”

However, Google said that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold “supports many other wireless chargers” and “when you use another wireless charger, adjust the position of your phone to charge it.” The brand also said, “Look at the charging indicator on your phone to confirm if it is aligned correctly.”

Google has shared a diagram (see below) of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold to show the position of the charging coil.

With the original Pixel Stand, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro can be charged wirelessly at up to 10W. However, with the Pixel Stand 2, the vanilla Pixel 9 goes up to 15W wirelessly, while the Pro and Pro XL go up to 21W and 23W, respectively.

With no support for Pixel Stand 1 and Stand 2, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold can only be charged up to 7.5W with other wireless chargers. The lack of support for the Pixel Stand is a big problem, as the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is the most expensive smartphone in this lineup.

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