Proper Qi2 support on Android has been rather elusive thus far, with only Google’s Pixel 10 series bringing the feature to a mass audience. While there are rumblings of support from Samsung in 2026, another Qi2 Android phone has been confirmed for next year, it’s just not one anyone expected.
Announced earlier this week ahead of CES 2026, the “Clicks Communicator” is a new BlackBerry-style smartphone running Android with a custom, message-focused launcher and with a physical keyboard akin to the Clicks keyboard cases available for iPhones, Pixel 10, and select other devices. It looks very fun – stay tuned for a full hands-on in our CES 2026 coverage this week.
The Communicator’s specs are partially shrouded, but one confirmed feature is support for Qi2. That’s especially notable given that the device has interchangeable backplates, but Clicks confirmed to 9to5Google that it is working for proper Qi2 support on this device despite also supporting those backplates.
This would mark only the sixth Qi2 Android device so far. The HMD Skyline was the first, followed by Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Clicks Communicator, by its very nature and as the company itself has very clearly said, is very much a niche release, though, so it’s not exactly making any waves in the market by supporting Qi2. Still, it’s nice to see.
This surely won’t be the last Qi2 release of 2026, though.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series is expected to adopt Qi2, and that only looks more and more likely with every new leak. It’s only logical assume we’ll then be getting Qi2 in Samsung’s foldables later in the year. Of course, the Pixel 11 series will continue on with Qi2 support, but it is a little harder to predict what we’ll see from other Android brands. Motorola would make sense, but there’s been no indication of that happening just yet. OnePlus and Oppo have shown plenty of interest in magnetic accessories, but we’re still waiting on a first Qi2 device from those brands. The budget market seems like even more of an open question.
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