<s>
AirPower	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
mat	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
charge	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
devices	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
supporting	O
two	O
Qi	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
failed	O
to	O
materialize	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
wide	O
speculation	O
over	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
future	O
,	O
until	O
Apple	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
canceled	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPower	B-Algorithm
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
media	O
event	O
held	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
Theater	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wireless	B-Application
Charging	I-Application
Case	O
for	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
another	O
media	O
event	O
held	O
the	O
following	O
September	O
,	O
Apple	O
removed	O
almost	O
all	O
mentions	O
of	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
from	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reportedly	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
engineering	O
issue	O
came	O
from	O
including	O
coils	O
for	O
two	O
charging	O
standards	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
non-Qi	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
engineers	O
who	O
looked	O
at	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
’s	O
design	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
could	O
never	O
work	O
thermally.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
AirPower	B-Algorithm
was	O
still	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
packaging	O
of	O
several	O
Apple	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
media	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
may	O
have	O
entered	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
iOS	O
12.2	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
shipped	O
the	O
Wireless	B-Application
Charging	I-Application
Case	O
for	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
featuring	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
,	O
Apple	O
secured	O
a	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Dan	O
Riccio	O
,	O
Apple	O
’s	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Hardware	O
Engineering	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
emailed	O
to	O
TechCrunch	O
:	O
"	O
After	O
much	O
effort	O
,	O
we	O
’ve	O
concluded	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
will	O
not	O
achieve	O
our	O
high	O
standards	O
and	O
we	O
have	O
canceled	O
the	O
project.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
party	O
accessory	O
makers	O
mimicked	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
's	O
design	O
and	O
functionality	O
but	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
fully	O
replicate	O
Apple	O
's	O
planned	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
freely	O
placing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
later	O
sold	O
three-device	O
chargers	O
designed	O
by	O
Mophie	O
and	O
Belkin	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
charge	O
two	O
Qi	O
devices	O
and	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
receptacle	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
's	O
inductive	B-Application
charger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
Qi	O
chargers	O
in	O
2020	O
using	O
the	O
proprietary	O
MagSafe	B-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AirPower	B-Algorithm
concept	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Qi	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
intention	O
was	O
that	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
being	O
charged	O
would	O
display	O
on	O
its	O
lock	O
screen	O
the	O
charging	O
percentage	O
of	O
other	O
devices	O
being	O
charged	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
their	O
charging	O
case	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPower	B-Algorithm
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
devices	O
:	O
</s>
