Don’t buy a new Qi2 charger if you have these Pixel phones

Wireless charging on Pixels has been a complicated affair for years now. Oftentimes, the speeds that Google has claimed a phone can reach were only achievable through proprietary charging with the Pixel Stand 2nd Gen, leaving the phones struggling on other Qi chargers. Qi2 didn’t simplify matters either, with the Pixel 10 series adding Qi2 support but misbehaving on older Qi chargers, as reported by many users and shown in my own testing.

During my tests, I also…