Lumia 822 only needs wireless charging plate for wireless charging.

[db4williams]

There has been some discussion if the Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 requires a separate purchase of a wireless charging enabled battery door/back plate to enable wireless charging with the charging plate like the 820 does. Well, I believe that question has now been resolved.

I just went to my local Verizon store on my break and checked out the 822 (BTW looks way better in person than the pics we've all seen online and more slim too). I talked to the rep about the wireless charging feature and he didn't know either. So, we took the battery door/back plate off of the floor model and behold, there were contact pins attached to the back plate coming from where a large, slightly raised black square area of it. So actually all you need to make the wireless charging work is the wireless charging plate!

 

[scottcraft]

I bought a white 822 this morning and my rrp told me the same thing. Like you said looking at the back cover it looks set up for it already.

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[spiff_p239]

I bought a charging plate but when I put my 822 on it, nothing happens. I'll play around with it some more, but I think we may need a new back cover.

EDIT: The User Guide is available on Nokia's website and it says that the back cover with wireless charging is sold separately as well. See here: http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/pdf_guides/devices/822/Nokia_Lumia_822_UG_en.pdf

 

[tk-093]

Yeah, I saw that and wondered. With all the stuff I read I was pretty convinced it would not have it. That's awesome.

If you look at the other side, there are 4 contact pins. What are those i wonder?

EDIT: Oh, maybe it doesn't work...

 

[madisonjar]

I bought a charging plate but when I put my 822 on it, nothing happens. I'll play around with it some more, but I think we may need a new back cover.

what kind of charging plate.

 

[spiff_p239]

what kind of charging plate.

A black Nokia Wireless Charger (part # DT-900).

 

[db4williams]

Yeah, I saw that and wondered. With all the stuff I read I was pretty convinced it would not have it. That's awesome.

If you look at the other side, there are 4 contact pins. What are those i wonder?

EDIT: Oh, maybe it doesn't work...

I wonder of there is a setting that you need to toggle to enable wireless charging. Otherwise what is the circuitry and pins for on the backplate/battery door?

 

[spiff_p239]

I wonder of there is a setting that you need to toggle to enable wireless charging. Otherwise what is the circuitry and pins for on the backplate/battery door?

My guess is that it's for the NFC. If you look in the User Guide (I added a link to it in a previous post), the NFC contact point is in the vicinity of the camera. As a note, I do have NFC enabled on my phone.

 

[jfa1]

There has been some discussion if the Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 requires a separate purchase of a wireless charging enabled battery door/back plate to enable wireless charging with the charging plate like the 820 does. Well, I believe that question has now been resolved.

I just went to my local Verizon store on my break and checked out the 822 (BTW looks way better in person than the pics we've all seen online and more slim too). I talked to the rep about the wireless charging feature and he didn't know either. So, we took the battery door/back plate off of the floor model and behold, there were contact pins attached to the back plate coming from where a large, slightly raised black square area of it. So actually all you need to make the wireless charging work is the wireless charging plate!

Thanks for the info Patience is not my long suit either especially in slow moving traffic.

 

[tk-093]

Ahh, the two pins are for the NFC stuff which obviously is built into the phone/cover and the four pins must be for the wireless charging, which needs a new cover..... maybe.

 

[madisonjar]

I bought a charging plate but when I put my 822 on it, nothing happens. I'll play around with it some more, but I think we may need a new back cover.

EDIT: The User Guide is available on Nokia's website and it says that the back cover with wireless charging is sold separately as well. See here: http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/pdf_guides/devices/822/Nokia_Lumia_822_UG_en.pdf

is your nfc on? just wondering.

 

[tk-093]

Yep, from the manual, that is the NFC touch area around the camera (page 9). The wireless charging area is at the bottom half and needs a new cover (page 16). There are four pins on the back that connect to nothing on the standard cover. Those have to be the wireless charging pins.

http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/pdf_guides/devices/822/Nokia_Lumia_822_UG_en.pdf

 

[madisonjar]

never mind, I see I may be wrong which I was really hoping I wasn't, I bet you the circuit is for NFC, the bottom pad that is on the standard back is where there will be connectors for wireless charging

 

[Getintothegame]

This issue is so incredibly beat to death.

The wireless charging requires a separate charging shell and a charging plate. Both will be available "at a later time", and I still have no further information on price or availability.

Furthermore, there is no setting to enable wireless charging.

 

[tk-093]

Furthermore, there is no setting to enable wireless charging.

The manual says NFC must be enabled for wireless charging to work.

 

[Getintothegame]

The manual says NFC must be enabled for wireless charging to work.

Hm, I stand corrected. Curious.

 

[tk-093]

Hm, I stand corrected. Curious.

It doesn't make sense to me as to why it needs to be. Maybe the charging pad is dormant until the NFC tells it to wake up?

 

[db4williams]

This issue is so incredibly beat to death.

The wireless charging requires a separate charging shell and a charging plate. Both will be available "at a later time", and I still have no further information on price or availability.

Furthermore, there is no setting to enable wireless charging.

F*(K!

 

[Getintothegame]

It doesn't make sense to me as to why it needs to be. Maybe the charging pad is dormant until the NFC tells it to wake up?

I guess? I would have assumed there'd be a mechanism or switch in the shell that would trigger the charging.

EDIT: I just received the phone in Grey. It looks like you're correct - there are four pins on the back that are not in use on the phone. Other controls NFC communication.

 

[Polychrome]

The manual says NFC must be enabled for wireless charging to work.

I've noticed while poking the 'net that there's a flood of new universal NFC/bluetooth/charging accessories, such as stereos and whatnot. Seems iPhone has finally lost its main advantage. But yeah, most of these wireless charging devices use NFC.

Essentially, there will be a plethora of assorted devices you can control just by setting your phone on them.