Remember Apple's wireless charging mat, AirPower? First announced in the fall of 2017 alongside the iPhone X, the device—which can "charge iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods simultaneously"—was supposed to arrive before the end of 2018.

Well, 2018 has come and gone and Apple still hasn't released the wireless charging accessory, leading many to wonder: will AirPower ever make it to market? Sixteen months after Apple first announced the device, there's no definitive answer to that question.

Apple did not immediately respond to PCMag's request for comment about the delay and its plans for AirPower. But, as MacRumors noted, developer Steve Troughton-Smith recently posted on Twitter that Apple has finally corrected the issues holding AirPower back, so perhaps all hope is not lost.

"All I've been hearing is 'they've finally fixed it', so, if true, it could ship as a product whenever Apple wants," Troughton-Smith posted on Monday. "Hopefully alongside the smart battery case for the XS?"

As for whether that actually comes to pass remains to be seen. In early 2018, rumors suggested that the device would make its debut in March. Then, as last summer started, we heard that the Cupertino tech giant had pushed its AirPower deadline to September 2018. At the time, Bloomberg said the device was delayed "due to a series of technical hurdles."

Unfortunately, product delays have become a common problem for Apple in recent years. AirPods were supposed to arrive in October 2016, but didn't start shipping until December of that year, and were initially only available in limited quantities. The company also missed its targeted HomePod launch. Expected to arrive by December 2017, the Siri-backed smart speaker didn't hit the market until February 2018. But they did indeed arrive, so stay tuned on the AirPower.