Report: Apple AirPower Delayed Until September

At its iPhone 8 and iPhone X result in September, Apple tree appear plans to release a wireless charging mat called the AirPower. February rumors suggested the device would brand its debut the following calendar month, merely that never happened.

Now, word has it we're withal months away from AirPower's launch. Bloomberg reports that AirPower is taking longer than expected to arrive "due to a series of technical hurdles," and that Apple tree now aims to release the device "before or in September."

Apple did not immediately respond to PCMag'south request for comment.

Accessory makers like Mophie and Belkin already make wireless iPhone chargers, but AirPower'due south killer characteristic is supposedly its ability to charge an iPhone, Apple tree Lookout, and AirPods charging case all at the same fourth dimension. The only problem: Apple hasn't yet revealed when AirPower will be bachelor or for how much.

"An executive at an Apple partner that articles third-party wireless chargers for iPhones, who asked not to be identified, said that the multi-device charging mechanism is challenging to build because it likely requires different sized charging components for the 3 types of devices, which would all overlap across the mat," Bloomberg says.

This is only the latest in a series of recent Apple product delays, including AirPods and HomePod. Originally slated for an October 2022 release, AirPods didn't start shipping until December of that year, and were initially only available in express quantities. Apple start unveiled HomePod in June 2022, meanwhile, and said information technology planned to outset selling it that December in fourth dimension for the holidays. But the Siri-backed smart speaker'south launch was delayed until this by Feb.

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