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Android 15 could add a new way to wirelessly charge your devices

Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15. Many smaller devices don’t support Qi wireless charging because they don’t have enough space to fit a charging receiver coil ...
Android Authority

Android 15 beta 1.1 rolling out with NFC fix

Google is rolling out Android 15 beta 1.1. Most notably, this update fixes NFC, which does not work on beta 1. The point update also addresses a few other bugs. On April 11, Google pushed out the ...
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Android 15 Beta 1 breaks NFC for several; more bugs reported

Google released Android 15 Beta 1 yesterday, and users who tested it are reporting that the NFC functionality is broken after installing it. There are also other problems related to the stability of ...
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Android 15 seems to be adding support for wireless charging via NFC

Wireless charging is typically handled by the Qi standard, but it seems Android is adding overdue support for charging via NFC, but it’s unclear what it may be used for. Back in 2020, the NFC standard ...
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Android may add NFC-based contact sharing similar to iPhone, early findings suggest

New evidence reveals that Google is working on some form of NFC-based contact sharing on Android, similar to iPhone’s “NameDrop,” but it’s very early days. Apple introduced “NameDrop” on iPhone as a ...
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NFC Traffic Stealer Targets Android Users & Their Banking Info

A dangerous new Android malware has surfaced that can clone contactless payment data from physical credit and debit cards and relay it to an attacker's Android device, enabling fraudulent transactions ...