Apple AirPower, code-named C68, has now begun to be tested by engineers, according to Twitter user Jon Prosser. He also said Apple has added an A11 chip to the device to solve the problem of device heat.
Jon Prosser showed a blurred image of Apple AirPower. He said that because the Apple Watch uses an adjusted dedicated charging method, it needs more charging power to charge.
While working from home, engineers on Apple’s ‘Sharing and Proximity’ team are receiving prototype units of something called “C68“.
They are being asked work on software communication between devices for a “future product” that has an A11 inside to “dynamically manage heat”. pic.twitter.com/q4UvnF4ksx
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) April 10, 2020
In the previous prototype device, if the Apple Watch was placed on the mat together with other devices, the entire device would overheat.
At the same time, he said that the new device added with the A11 chip has the ability to transfer power to a specific coil area and can dynamically detect the device temperature.
Wait for the device temperature to drop before giving the device to be charged more charging power to prevent overheating.
Apple AirPower debuted in 2017 and was cancelled 19 months later on the grounds that it “cannot meet our high standards”.
However, Jon Prosser has previously stated that Apple has not completely abandoned the project and some analysts said that Apple will release a "smaller wireless charging pad" in the first half of 2020, but he did not mention whether this product is AirPower.
