Wireless charging fp5

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Has anyone else been thinking about adding wireless charging to their FP5 ala Adding Wireless Charging To The Switch Lite | Hackaday ?

I am hopefully receiving mine next week and am seriously considering trying my hand at it. I’m just not sure with the removable back how easy it will be to get things to line up with the coil.

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I’m definitely interested as well - and a little disappointed it wasn’t in the phone to begin with. Once I get the time I’ll definitely attempt it if the test pads are extant and accessible

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Having the phone in hand now I’m not sure there’s enough space between the back cover and the battery to fit in one of the wireless charge coils. It might take making a new back cover with a slight gap to fit or maybe a case :thinking:

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Also you might wanna consider potential interference with NFC functionality, as the NFC chip of the FP5 appears to be located in the battery.

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Did you guys have any success? I’d buy a FP5 now if it is possible.

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None yet. I recently lost my job and haven’t been able to devote money or time to playing around with wireless charging. I’m hopeful I will be able to get to it in a few months when money isn’t so tight for me

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You could try a wireless charging pad that fits onto a case, for example, and plugs into the USB-C port?

[Olixar Samsung Galaxy A12 Thin USB-C Wireless Charger Adapter (mobilefun.co.uk)](Olixar Samsung Galaxy A12 Thin USB-C Wireless Charger Adapter

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Possible to add wireless charging trough: Nillkin Type-C Wireless Charging Receiver

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Awesome! Does it fit under the cover? And is your NFC still ok? I know Qi can affect NFC receivers, but I don’t know enough about high-freq electronics to tell if FP5 sufficiently isolates the receiver.

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Are there any wireless charging add on which will still let you charge your phone with a cable? It sounds kinda neat for charging at home, but I regularly charge my phone in other places as well (on the train, in the car, in the office, at other people places…)

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There are some like this (excuse the NL link) which allow you to just plug it in and unplug.

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