4 ms·

I also thought the usability of the charger was odd. It seems you would pick the phone up and if you didn’t grab and put down the charging disk, it would go cl

I also thought the usability of the charger was odd. It seems you would pick the phone up and if you didn’t grab and put down the charging disk, it would go clunk and hit the ground. Sort of like the watch charger will do if it isn’t in a holder. Except louder and more expensive to replace. This was actually shown in the “snap” video they showed where a phone was pulled away. I couldn’t understand, are we expected to adhesive this to our bedside stand? Velcro adhesive? Use some other accessory that holds it down? It just feels incomplete to me. The cases and wallet thing seem great but I don’t get this charger.

cmckn 6y ago
Totally! Apple is amazing at getting the tolerances on magnets, hinges, etc just right, but I don’t see how you could get by without a suction cup or something on the bottom of the hockey puck. A downside to wireless chargers has always been alignment. I always do a double take to make sure my phone is actually charging. Having the magnets guide the phone onto the coils is an improvement, I guess.
- bredren 6y ago
  Ya. The inconsistency of placement has dramatically reduced the value of the wireless so far. Presumably they have the data to see that people have struggled.
servercobra 6y ago
Personally, I'm waiting for it to release before jumping to conclusions. It's possible it's weighted so this isn't an issue, or the magnet is just strong enough to hold it in place but make it easy to pick up. Apple's usually pretty decent about providing a nice UX for these kinds of things. But I do agree the watch charger is a weird thing that pretty much requires a stand to feel complete.
- toxik 6y ago
  Put it on something magnetic. It sticks to whatever it sits on. I put it on my pc chassis.
  - Swenrekcah 6y ago
    I'm not sure a strong magnet is a great thing to put next to a PC
- bredren 6y ago
  I have a few of the spigen stands. They are basically required. Idk how Apple doesn’t have something that simple for the watch. I agree Apple usually figures this out but I think that product was demonstrated, one that folds. I could see this being the one that hangs over the arm of the couch. But still it needs a little landing pad thing.

cmckn 6y ago

Totally! Apple is amazing at getting the tolerances on magnets, hinges, etc just right, but I don’t see how you could get by without a suction cup or something on the bottom of the hockey puck. A downside to wireless chargers has always been alignment. I always do a double take to make sure my phone is actually charging. Having the magnets guide the phone onto the coils is an improvement, I guess.

bredren 6y ago
Ya. The inconsistency of placement has dramatically reduced the value of the wireless so far. Presumably they have the data to see that people have struggled.

servercobra 6y ago

Personally, I'm waiting for it to release before jumping to conclusions. It's possible it's weighted so this isn't an issue, or the magnet is just strong enough to hold it in place but make it easy to pick up. Apple's usually pretty decent about providing a nice UX for these kinds of things. But I do agree the watch charger is a weird thing that pretty much requires a stand to feel complete.

toxik 6y ago
Put it on something magnetic. It sticks to whatever it sits on. I put it on my pc chassis.
- Swenrekcah 6y ago
  I'm not sure a strong magnet is a great thing to put next to a PC
bredren 6y ago
I have a few of the spigen stands. They are basically required. Idk how Apple doesn’t have something that simple for the watch. I agree Apple usually figures this out but I think that product was demonstrated, one that folds. I could see this being the one that hangs over the arm of the couch. But still it needs a little landing pad thing.