I thought it you don’t line it up exactly right it charges slowly and heats up a lot, ruining the battery
Comment on Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired?
TootSweet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Probably if you’re too lazy to grab a cord, line it up with the plug, and press gently but firmly. With wireless, you can just lob it vaguely in the right vicinity and not overstrain your fine motor skills.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
if it’s not aligned properly, it should shut off to prevent that from happening. (or, for example, if you place something else that’s metal over it.)
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
If it’s completely misaligned yes. But there’s a wide spectrum between too far off to even turn on, and perfectly aligned.
This is what magsafe/qi 2 fixes by including magnets which should have been there from the start.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Mine didn’t, unfortunately. It just charged very slow and got hot. Hopefully newer ones are like you say.
monarch@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
That’s part of the reason magsafe is now everywhere. Can’t misalign it if they self correct.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The amount of times I have tripped on a charging cord and sent my phone flying…
db2@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
… but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?