Samsung settles four-year Wireless PowerShare patent lawsuit

Samsung has settled a US patent infringement lawsuit over the Wireless PowerShare feature on its Galaxy phones. The company, wireless charging chip supplier Renesas Electronics America, and WiPQTUS recently submitted a joint agreement, withdrawing all claims as part of an out-of-court settlement.

Wireless PowerShare lets you charge compatible Galaxy Watches, Galaxy Buds, other Galaxy phones, and Qi-compatible devices by placing them on the back of your handset. The feature first showed up on the Galaxy S10 in 2019, and the complaint also named phones from the Galaxy S20, S21, and S22…