In May 2020, the NFC Forum introduced NFC Wireless Charging – a standard for charging devices using near-field connections. This technology can transmit up to 1W of energy within a distance of 2cm. In other words, if there are two devices that support this standard, one device can send 1W of power to another device using a near-field connection.

This technology will be very useful for small devices that support data transfer using NFC but do not have enough internal space to accommodate specialized wireless charging hardware, such as wireless headsets, and navigation devices. and touch pen. Sadly, we haven't seen any devices supporting this standard yet, probably because there are no platforms that support it. However, this may soon change.

According to a new report from Mishaal Rahman, the system app in Android 15 Beta 1 that handles NFC-related tasks has a new class called “NfcCharging,” suggesting that Google may be trying to add Charging support. Wireless NFC to Android 15.

Besides, if Samsung uses it for Galaxy devices, we will be able to do quite a few cool things. For example, Galaxy phones and tablets can charge Galaxy Buds or Galaxy SmartTags via NFC. Unfortunately, the Galaxy SmartTag's battery is disposable. Therefore, Samsung cannot add this feature to existing Galaxy SmartTag models.

However, this standard will still allow you to use Galaxy phones and tablets that do not have the necessary hardware to provide wireless charging capabilities to charge Galaxy Buds or Galaxy Watch. When Samsung launches the new generation Galaxy SmartTag, they can also use the rechargeable battery and allow Galaxy phones and tablets to charge it.