iPhone 4s Wireless Charging Hack Demo and Tutorial

Here is a montage of photos that I took while modifying my iPhone 4s to build in wireless charging. There are wireless charging options out there such as the powermat system but they all involve slipping on a jacket around the iPhone. I wanted to internalize the technology so that the beauty of the iPhone is not hidden away! It's taken a while to complete but it's finally done.

Initially I had made this using the palm touchstone wireless charging but found this to be unreliable as I had to build a circuit consisting of seven resistors and stuff them into the iPhone. The voltages were irregular which affected the reliability of the system.

The powermat version works flawlessly and I'm very pleased with the results. I may build a different more 'apple-esque' charging base next, perhaps out of glass like the iPhone.

Certainly the most difficult aspect was probably soldering wires on to the charger port. Scary stuff! I ended up using a pair of jewellers loupe glasses just to be able to see the connectors well enough to do the soldering!

Phonearena.com published an article about my hack and you can read it by going to the link below.

www.phonearena.com/news/iPhone-4S-mod-ad­ds-built-in-wireless-charging_id31961

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[ZenithZephyroth]

Thumbs up if you are watching this just for fun without having real intention to do it on your iphone. :)

[lennonSystems]

Make for iPhone 5 PLZ !!!

[Michael Paepke]

iPhones are dumb and use a "fingerprint" for charging devices using the data lines to ensure the cord/wall plug (in this case the induction module) is "compatable". This is the reason why you can't use an old iPod charger on an iPhone 4 or 4s.

[Michael Paepke]

Too big of a PITA. The back of the iphone 5 actually contains multiple components of the phone. There is a very small amount of room, and you would have to dissassemble about 10 parts just to be able to put in the reciever.

[TheChapman142]

Does it still work with cable? This looks awesome... (I'm pretty sure it does, just clarifying so I don't wreck my iPhone...)

[namdude0373]

ill probably do this and make a video on it LOL

[namdude0373]

Does anybody know if this will work with a bumper case?

[Simon Li]

I would of thought only the 0v and the 5v rail needs to be connected not the data for a charging circuit...

[Kalle Persson]

How do you know on which pins on the "charger case-side" you should solder on? Not the "iPhone-side".

[moparzach]

Can you still charge it with the cable

[cyabits1]

Too Risky bro.I will do it if i am professional -.-