We were recently surprised to learn that Apple's aborted AirPower wireless charging pad has risen from the dead And now the source of that leak is back with some details on how Apple intends to fix what went wrong with earlier versions of this product

Front Page Tech's Jon Prosser tweeted an update to his original post about the AirPower, revealing a codename, component information, and Apple's future plans to produce a "portless iPhone" that could be the iPhone 13 He revealed new details such as

First, Apple decided to keep the internal name of AirPower as "Callisto" This suggests that Apple considers this a continuation of the original project, despite the fact that the company is said to have started from scratch to solve the problems it first encountered

The tweet also indicates that Apple is currently using a white leather exterior on the prototype and replacing the original wireless charging coil with a larger sized, smaller coil except for the option of a leather strap for the Apple Watch, natural materials are White leather is an interesting choice for the company, which does not tend to use it in its products However, it does mean that the charging pad feels like a luxury item

But the change to the charging coil is more important Overheating was one of the two major issues that led Apple to discontinue the original AirPower The other problem was interference between multiple devices charging at once, but since charging an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods case at once was a key selling point for AirPower, Apple would not change it unless there was no other choice

The last thing worth exploring is the comment about portless iPhones Smartphones without ports have been proposed and conceptualized many times, yet no one has popularized the idea Apple is definitely not at the forefront of this technology, given that it is clinging to its own Lightning port rather than changing to USB-C for user convenience However, we are intrigued by the portless iPhone Because once Apple takes up a feature, there is no doubt that other manufacturers will do their best to follow suit

While there is no timetable for the release of the new AirPower, we are not betting on this year; getting it ready in time for a fall release along with the iPhone 12 will be a challenge in the best of times, not to mention in the current chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic would be Apple probably won't make such radical changes until at least iPhone 13