Apple AirPower
Apple announced it, pictured it on packaging—and never sold a single one.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Never Born
- Peak stage
- near release
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A multi-device wireless charging mat designed for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods.
AirPower was not a rumour. It appeared at an Apple keynote, on Apple’s website and on retail packaging. For eighteen months it occupied the strange space between announced product and unavailable object.
Existence timeline
Apple presents AirPower alongside the iPhone X.
The expected launch passes without a product.
AirPower is quietly removed from much of Apple’s website.
Apple publicly confirms the product will not ship.
Images and reports offer a closer look at the complex internal design.
Why it ended
Apple cancelled AirPower in March 2019, saying it could not meet the company’s standards.
Last confirmed trace
Keynote footage, product pages, compatible-device packaging and later prototype reports preserve its path towards release.
What it left behind
It remains one of Apple’s rare public cancellations and a case study in the thermal difficulty of overlapping wireless charging coils.
Questions this archive answers
Why did Apple cancel AirPower?
Apple cancelled AirPower in March 2019, saying it could not meet the company’s standards.
How close did AirPower get to release?
Packaging references and release preparation support the 95-point near-release stage.
How we classified it
Apple announced and prepared the charging mat for sale, but no unit entered official public availability.
Packaging references and release preparation support the 95-point near-release stage.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.