Apple iPhone: Wireless charging iPhone 7 in the works by 2017

But Apple still needs to get past some technical issues, such as the potential loss of power over distances. Any upcoming new devices from Apple are certainly targeting increased sales for the company, which is seeing sales slowdowns globally for some of its most popular devices, such as iPhones and iPads, according to Apple’s latest quarterly sales figures, which were released January 26. This means the further the device is, the longer it’ll take to charge.

Apple apparently wants to help you charge your iPhone no matter where you are in your home.

The technology aims to surpass that offered by the likes of Samsung, Sony and Google, which already have smartphones on the market that can charge wirelessly from a charging plate or station. Electric toothbrushes have been using wireless charging, which is sometimes also called inductive charging, for years. Furthermore, it is observed that the power transfer efficiency decreases with the increasing distance between the charger and device, making the battery consume more time to charge.

The rumored iPhone 5se may seem like a product that’s come out of nowhere, but a new report claims Apple finished development and production on its new 4-inch smartphone months ago.

As soon as next year, we may be able to say “good riddance” to Apple’s fraying-prone iPhone and iPad charging cables.

Apple followed up in 2013 with an application for a patent for an aluminum phone casing that would allow radio-frequency waves to pass through via a small window, which would be conducive to better transmission of signals.

Apple is working to solve these problems, according to Bloomberg.

However, that may not be the case for the upcoming iPhone 7 this year.

Given that the iPhone 7 is widely reported to be dropping the 3.5mm headphone port, shifting extra connection responsibility to the Lightning port, another charging method could be just what Apple needs.