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Pixel 5 Charges Qi-Based Pixel Buds Earphones Using Reverse Wireless Charging

Google’s Pixel 5 is the latest smartphone to employ reverse wireless charging, allowing the phone to serve as a no-wire power bank for Qi-based low-power devices. A photo at Google Store shows a Pixel Buds case piggybacking on top of…

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the 5G Pixel, available for preorder and due this month. Use of the Battery Share feature “significantly reduces Pixel battery life,” Google said, and cases can interfere with charging and reduce charging speed. When a Pixel phone is plugged in and charging, Battery Share turns on automatically for a short period; if the Pixel 5 phone doesn’t sense another device using its power during that time, it turns off, said the company.