Thursday, 22 October 2015

Retrofit Wireless Charging Receiver in Nexus 5X?



I just saw the iFixit teardown
https://youtu.be/VYFbSpvSE-w

I retrofitted a Galaxy S5 and S4 to wireless charging with Qi receivers off of eBay:


I know there is one for the G4 (since it's in their flip cover), but I was wondering if it is possible to work with an existing coil and wire it up to the Nexus 5X.

First, the cover pops off like a Galaxy S5 cover:


Here is the back cover and internals. Normally, the NFC covers the battery, but I am thinking it might be above the camera since there are connectors from cover to internals and would make sense for Android pay. So, what is the big shield on the right that covers the battery? (see question mark):

I think the battery posts are under the white piece of tape on the right - easy access for an NFC receiver to charge:



Worst case, the battery contacts are accessible under the midframe (10 screws):


So, do you think a retrofit of an existing Qi receiver would work? (the NFC part might be not used). The shield on the back over the battery might have to be removed, but I am not sure of it's purpose. Alternatively, anybody heard if any company is making a Qi receiver for the 5X? I'd buy the 5X over the 6P if I could get wireless charging.



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