Google’s pricey Pixel 9 Pro Fold won’t charge on the Pixel Stand 2

Google recently launched its brand new foldable, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. If you’re a fan of wireless charging and want to use it with the Pixel Stand 2, you will be disappointed to learn that will not be possible with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

This is according to a Google support document in which the company states that the Pixel Stand 2 will not work with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The Pixel Stand 2 was originally launched back in 2021 and is priced at $79. It supports the Pixel 9 phones, all the way up to the Pixel 9 Pro XL. However, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will not work with it.

According to Google, they claim that this is due to the charging coils of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The company says that the position of the coils in the phone aren’t perfectly centered. This means that it won’t work with the Pixel Stand 2. Google notes that it could work with other wireless chargers, but your mileage may vary depending on the design of those chargers.

Presumably if they are designed similarly to the Pixel Stand 2, it won’t work, so maybe you’ll have to find something else. It is a shame since we imagine that there are probably a bunch of users out there who paid good money for the Pixel Stand 2 and are hoping it will work with Google’s new foldable. Now these users will have to either settle for wired charging, or find a third-party wireless charger that works.