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Does anyone have a 3rd party charger and/or cable that will work with the TF?
I am also interested in finding that question out. I move around alot, and would like to have an extra charging cable.
Would the cable for the iphone/ipad work?
bhagiratha said:
I am also interested in finding that question out. I move around alot, and would like to have an extra charging cable.
Would the cable for the iphone/ipad work?
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wow!
just wow.
bhagiratha said:
I am also interested in finding that question out. I move around alot, and would like to have an extra charging cable.
Would the cable for the iphone/ipad work?
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No Apple cable will work on this device. The Transformer has a proprietary charger interface, so the cable would have to be made specifically for this device.
Similarly, all Apple product chargers use their own proprietary interfaces, so chargers made for iPhones or iPads will only be made to work with iPhones or iPads, not other devices.
And the funny part is that someone responded...
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Would the cable for the iphone/ipad work?
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Haha, no iPhone cable would not work with Asus. Last I checked, Asus cable was proprietary as well.
Wait a little, soon someone's gonna dismantle one and they will be anywhere (monoprice, ebay)... (i guess(hope), the apple cable actually is everywhere even if it is proprietary...)
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I am also interested in finding that question out. I move around alot, and would like to have an extra charging cable.
Would the cable for the iphone/ipad work?
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cable no, but the ipad charger itself is 5v 2A. Has anyone tried one, if it works may provide an easy solution for car charger.
I would love an additional cable. I'm going on a trip and I could just see me losing the one and only way to charge the Transformer. Stupid proprietary cables. I still love my Asus Transformer, but we need uniformity.
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cable no, but the ipad charger itself is 5v 2A. Has anyone tried one, if it works may provide an easy solution for car charger.
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It is a different size entirely. If you would like me to post a picture I suppose I could, but unless you're going to take a crow bar to your TF to wedge it in and hope the pins magically match, you're SOL. Sorry.
I think he meant the wall charger (the one you plug the usb ipod cable in...)
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It is a different size entirely. If you would like me to post a picture I suppose I could, but unless you're going to take a crow bar to your TF to wedge it in and hope the pins magically match, you're SOL. Sorry.
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It is a different size entirely. If you would like me to post a picture I suppose I could, but unless you're going to take a crow bar to your TF to wedge it in and hope the pins magically match, you're SOL. Sorry.
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I believe they're just referring to the charger itself not the apple sync cable. And no that isn't likely to work as the ASUS charger gives out 15V/1.2A on one of the pins unique to USB3
The 6ft USB 3 Male/Female extension cable is now back in stock on monoprice. For those that haven't been reading up, this is essentially an extension to charge your Transformer since the extra pins in USB 3 are used for power.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030309&p_id=6506&seq=1&format=2
Any car charger in the market? Off topic but optimumwifi is getting 6mbps down, 10mbps up on this baby.
Bumping this thread. I find it hard to believe (or at least surprising) that this has been out 3 months now and I still can't find any third party replacement cables and/or 15v chargers. Paying $25 for a factory one is simply not something I can do, it just makes me sick to my stomach.
The most important thing I would like to find is the cable. I did buy a monoprice USB extension cable, which at least makes using the device while charging possible - but it is no solution in the case of this factory cable breaking in any way. I always like to have an extra charging cable on hand, and usually pay $1.99 or less for such things for my other phones and tablets.
need cables
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I agree with you. This reminds me too much of the original asus eee pc. There were no additional chargers nor expansion ssd (mini pcie) available for months. People were coming up with all sorts of work around ideas. Argh.
The idea of not having a replacement cable and charger does make me very uncomfortable. This is really unacceptable, and I hope Asus fixes it immediately.
I have to think about a post I read: just buy a second one and immediately return it with the bad charger if yours goes bad. This seems to screw the retailer, but hopefully Asus covers their cost in these cases.
In any case, it is a bad problem. I wrote my newegg review to exactly highlight this problem.
Not having a replacement cable is not a very comfortable feeling.
Anyway, an iPad charger does work for the tablet. I don't have a dock so no way to test it.
However, I noticed that using an iPad charger, theTF does not chnage the battery icon to charging and it charges a bit slower.
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However, I noticed that using an iPad charger, theTF does not chnage the battery icon to charging and it charges a bit slower.
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It is charging at 5V. I assume using diodes to charge the cells in parallel instead of series without causing a short. Only other explanation is ASUS put DC-DC regulator in to ramp up the 5V. Only works while off or asleep and is sloooooowww...took me 8 hrs to get 22% charge on 5V USB.
a rabbit just chewed up my new transformer's cable
i emailed asus, but from my googling it looks like i'll have to spend about $40 ordering a replacement cable from a random retailer. sucks!
Check the DIY charger thread link in my signature. With 2 off the shelf parts you can have another charger for under $15.
Was wondering if anyone else has bad battery life even if plugged in with the factory car mount. If you leave display on it losses battery life. Shouldn't it provide enough energy to keep it at 100%. What do I need to do to improve it while plugged in? Thank you
I have also experienced this when using it for navigation or even just music.
Its a piece of crap, there is a thread on how to modify it to make it work, or you could buy one from http://www.craigsdocks.com/htc-rezound/ its 100 times better, it charges, it has way more mounting options and the mounts actually stay where you put them. Return that crap
Here is my review of the craigsdocks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426468
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Its a piece of crap, there is a thread on how to modify it to make it work, or you could buy one from http://www.craigsdocks.com/htc-rezound/ its 100 times better, it charges, it has way more mounting options and the mounts actually stay where you put them. Return that crap
Here is my review of the craigsdocks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426468
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Craig's docks are great. Keep in mind, though, that you need to supply the charger yourself. It only comes with the charging cable. It's the charger that you choose that will alloy it to charge while screen on, etc. I found a good 1.5 ma charger at a truck stop.
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Craig's docks are great. Keep in mind, though, that you need to supply the charger yourself. It only comes with the charging cable. It's the charger that you choose that will alloy it to charge while screen on, etc. I found a good 1.5 ma charger at a truck stop.
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Not entirely true I have a cheap generic 1a charger connected to my craigsdock, it charges fine, using the same charger with the ibolt dock it would not charge. The craigsdock comes with a heavy gauge cable that allows more current to get to your phone, the ibolt has internal circuitry that robs a very significant amount of juice(like half).. I have heard they have fixed the circuitry problem with later models but not the crappy mount, the craigsdock suction cup mount is far better and you can also mount it without the suction cup using the mounting block. but the point is either they knew they were putting out a product that was crap and didn't care or they didn't know and therefore are morons, any company like that does not deserve your business. If a guy in his garage can do better ibolt should be bankrupt.
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Its a piece of crap, there is a thread on how to modify it to make it work, or you could buy one from http://www.craigsdocks.com/htc-rezound/ its 100 times better, it charges, it has way more mounting options and the mounts actually stay where you put them. Return that crap
Here is my review of the craigsdocks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426468
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Where is the thread on how to modify the Ibolt?
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Where is the thread on how to modify the Ibolt?
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It involves opening it and jumpering and soldering, just return it and either get a new one without the problem but still with a crappy mount or buy a Craigsdock.
The first batch that came out of ibolt didn't force the phone to go to AC Charge mode, contact them, they'll send you a free replacement.
http://www.ibolt.co/contact/
You can confirm that is the problem by using the Battery Monitor Widget app, it shows if the phone is in AC or USB mode, it should be in AC or it won't draw enough power to keep up with the phone. The bottom line is the data pins on the USB connector need to be shorted so the phone knows it's not plugged into a computer USB port and that it can draw more then 500mA of power. The first generation of the dock didn't have the pins shorted.
Craigsdock is a very nice option, my only gripe with it is once you lock down the position of the USB connector, it's not easy to move, I like to use my phone with the extended battery occasionally, all I have to do is swap out the plate in the ibolt dock and I'm good to go.
I used my Verizon ibolt mount for one day....total garbage...returned it. Craigs is the way to go. You Won't be sorry
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There is no "factory car mount." HTC doesn't make one. The one VZW sells is from iBolt, assuming that's what you've got, follow the advice above. The first batch was poorly engineered.
I would like a mount that also have a good port for USB charge providing good charge rate have seen a few but very poor quality and dont think might charge the Note 3 what should be a good rate for reasonable charging rate?
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I would like a mount that also have a good port for USB charge providing good charge rate have seen a few but very poor quality and dont think might charge the Note 3 what should be a good rate for reasonable charging rate?
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check out this Naztech one....its a bit pricey but a good one to go for....My dad has this one for his N3 and he is pretty much happy n satisfied with it....so you can give a look at it...may be it will go true on your expectations....
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check out this Naztech one....its a bit pricey but a good one to go for....My dad has this one for his N3 and he is pretty much happy n satisfied with it....so you can give a look at it...may be it will go true on your expectations....
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ohhh pretty nice! how about charging is it good at it becasuse i used to have a few chargers and none charge the phone takes a lonnnng time to even charge 1% or nothing at all i know any charger WONT charge at same rate of the wall charger but something reasonable. THANKS!
I don't know of anything that does a good job as an all-in-one, but this car charger works exceptionally well. I am able to use GPS, and stream pandora through bluetooth and the device will still charge with the screen on.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CD0J4BG/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Proclip
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I would like a mount that also have a good port for USB charge providing good charge rate have seen a few but very poor quality and dont think might charge the Note 3 what should be a good rate for reasonable charging rate?
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Really like Proclip. With the custom dash mount.
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I don't know of anything that does a good job as an all-in-one, but this car charger works exceptionally well. I am able to use GPS, and stream pandora through bluetooth and the device will still charge with the screen on.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CD0J4BG/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Dammmnnn 15WATTS definitely will charge ANYTHING lol a shame it doesnt come with a mount
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Dammmnnn 15WATTS definitely will charge ANYTHING lol a shame it doesnt come with a mount
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Yeah I just use this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GSI0MM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It too works very well.
And I just use whatever USB 2.0 cable I have around, or a USB 3.0 cable. It doesn't matter. All charges the same for me. I get 1200 with the screen on, 1800 with screen off.
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If you're really wanting something that performs well and is all in one, I'd suggest proclip. Unfortunately, I don't have one myself to guarantee it charges well enough.
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-hol...-and-cigarette-lighter-plug-512564-19506.cmsv
They also have a USB charger, so you'd be able to swap the cig adapter part out for something better
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-hol...-usb-cigarette-lighter-plug-521564-19506.cmsv
But like I said, I can't guarantee it charges well. I just know proclip usually makes quality stuff.
Downside is you can't use a case with it, and you'd have to get another adapter from proclip to mount it wherever you want to mount it.
But this would be the easiest design where you could just slide the phone in and not worry about having to plug another wire into the usb port on the phone.
Everything else that's available is just a mount + cable + cig adapter. Even the iBolt works the same. You still have to manually plug in the power cord to the USB port on the phone every time. It is the same as using a universal mount + cable
i saw this one at pepboys but not really sure about the quality anyone hear about it?
http://www.bellautomotive.com/Mobile-Device-Holder-p/22-1-22234-8.htm
I use the ram X grip and glued on a Nokia dt900 wireless charger works well I tested with a battery drain app and after an hour it dropped 2% battery. But the app turns everything on and brightness at 100% and does calculations. Battery gets hot. I think if u just have gps running it will keep battery where it's at or even charge it a bit. Also have a anker 24watt usb charger if I need a fast charge.
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I use the ram X grip and glued on a Nokia dt900 wireless charger works well I tested with a battery drain app and after an hour it dropped 2% battery. But the app turns everything on and brightness at 100% and does calculations. Battery gets hot. I think if u just have gps running it will keep battery where it's at or even charge it a bit. Also have a anker 24watt usb charger if I need a fast charge.
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Did you have to also have to get an inverter to work with that?
No I hardwired it to the cars accessory wire and put a fuse in line. The Nokia dt900 is 12v dc same as car. I will have to keep testing to see if it survives the cars fluctuations in voltage from 12-13.5 volts
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Mofo84 said:
No I hardwired it to the cars accessory wire and put a fuse in line. The Nokia dt900 is 12v dc same as car. I will have to keep testing to see if it survives the cars fluctuations in voltage from 12-13.5 volts
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oh I see, clever, I hope it last for you. I'm really liking the xmount but it seems a bit pricey. $25+ is just a bit much for a car mount, any deals about?
Any recommendations for a travel charger? Thanks.
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Any recommendations for a travel charger? Thanks.
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Did you mean an international adapter?
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Did you mean an international adapter?
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No, just a second charger for keeping in a travel kit. Ended up getting a SIIG 2-port, each port 2.1A. Seems to do the job.
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No, just a second charger for keeping in a travel kit. Ended up getting a SIIG 2-port, each port 2.1A. Seems to do the job.
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Found this at eBay, hope it will meet your need.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-USB-Po...pter-For-Apple-iPhone-5-4S-iPad-/120997576174
Travel Charger issues
I have purchased a third party charger similar to this, it also states 2.1a output, however after connecting it to my Note 12.2 it charges for only a few minutes and then stops charging. I've changed cables, and I've bought a different model of charger and both of them stop charging the Note 12.2 after a few minutes. Only the original Samsung charger that came with it will work, at least in the USB 3.0 port.
Has anyone else found this as well ?
Nope, have been able to use my old galaxy tab charger, nexus 7 charger, and a third party one with no issues.
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I have purchased a third party charger similar to this, it also states 2.1a output, however after connecting it to my Note 12.2 it charges for only a few minutes and then stops charging. I've changed cables, and I've bought a different model of charger and both of them stop charging the Note 12.2 after a few minutes. Only the original Samsung charger that came with it will work, at least in the USB 3.0 port.
Has anyone else found this as well ?
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I'm not sure, but reading some of the product descriptions, I get the impression that the circuit for charging an iPad is different that for other devices - I've seen a couple chargers where one USB socket was for iPad and the other for everything else.
The SIIG seems to work fine from both USB sockets.
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I'm not sure, but reading some of the product descriptions, I get the impression that the circuit for charging an iPad is different that for other devices - I've seen a couple chargers where one USB socket was for iPad and the other for everything else.
The SIIG seems to work fine from both USB sockets.
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I actually have the SIIG travel charger with two USB ports, I have found that my Note 12.2 charges when the screen is ON, but as soon as the screen goes off or if I turn the unit off via the power button, charging stops. Interestingly, using the original charge that came with it or a charger for my Galaxy Note II I dont have that issue.
This is very strange
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I actually have the SIIG travel charger with two USB ports, I have found that my Note 12.2 charges when the screen is ON, but as soon as the screen goes off or if I turn the unit off via the power button, charging stops. Interestingly, using the original charge that came with it or a charger for my Galaxy Note II I dont have that issue.
This is very strange
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Just tried it with mine, same thing.
Does KitKat have developer options, and the ability to leave the screen on while charging?
UPDATE: Yup, it does. Not a great workaround, though.
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Just tried it with mine, same thing.
Does KitKat have developer options, and the ability to leave the screen on while charging?
UPDATE: Yup, it does. Not a great workaround, though.
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Well, I guess the good news is that it is not our particular units malfunctioning, but it sure seems strange..it makes no sense for the charging to require the screen to be on.. that USES more power and slows down the charging process.
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Any recommendations for a travel charger? Thanks.
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I got the ionic one that came with the charger, cord, and car charger.
Time with stock charger 14% to 100% 5.5hrs
Time with ionic charger and cord 16% to 100% 5.5 hours
For anyone looking for a travel charger to take care of all your gadgets at the same time, look no further than the Anker 40w 5-Port charger!
I just recently got one, and can confirm it charges the Note Pro at the same speed as the original Samsung charger. I also charge my Note 3 and various other gadgets like iPod, headphone amp, bluetooth etc.
Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
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Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
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I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Thank you! Just ordered one.
What is the point of using that thing are you guys saying you keep it plugged into the phone all day long? Wouldn't that get in the way or be annoying?
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What is the point of using that thing are you guys saying you keep it plugged into the phone all day long? Wouldn't that get in the way or be annoying?
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This phone can pretty much be charged once a day with the way most of us are using it. Having it slowly charge over night with wireless charging may be less straining in the battery. I'm tempted but so far I just charge to around 80% at night before bed and unplug overnight.
I was looking at that one on Amazon. Seems like the gold one on there may be better?
My question is, if you have to plug the wireless charging card into your USB C port anyway, does that defeat the entire purpose? Not dissing it or anything, that's very subjective, but.....
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My question is, if you have to plug the wireless charging card into your USB C port anyway, does that defeat the entire purpose? Not dissing it or anything, that's very subjective, but.....
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That's what I was thinking
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That's what I was thinking
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Just remove cable. No big deal I have done this. Plus I don't use the dongle only Bluetooth headphones.
The reason that I use a wireless charging receiver pad plugged into my usb-c is because I've seen more than one of them go bad on other phones.
Besides the power button, the next most likely part of a phone to fail is its charge port. Likely because of sheer mechanical wear and tear on both these components. Which is why I use gestures to turn on and off my display, and that wireless receiver.
However, it's not without drawbacks:
- I'm not sure that having something perpetually plugged in doesn't stress the port much less than taking something in and out. But I figure it does.
- It's a pain to use the port for anything else, like otg drives or wired headphones or adb
- dash charging is WAY faster than wireless
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Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
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Why would you like to have a wireless charger? The cable charging is amazing is so fast. I normally charge round at 30 percent and I went to play battlefield 5 two games my phone will be fully charged is so fast. Not worth it to get a wireless charger. But is your phone do what you want I'm just here to give you a opinion lol
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Thank you! Just ordered one.
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I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic for Edu Birdy website. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Thanks. This battery fixed my problem.
borijess said:
I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Does it work if I have the terminal with the original red case?
Lack of wireless charging is my only real gripe with the 6T. This sounds like a good solution if you never plan to use the USB port. I like the quick wired charging but having the option for wireless would be a good feature. How hard could it have been for OnePlus to add? Is the back case metal? It looks like glass to me.
Just easier for me to plug in my USB-C slow charger. Not sure what the advantage is to doing this. If you put it between the back of the phone and a case, I get it. Just plugging it into a USB-C wireless receiver seems like a waste of 15 -20 bucks for zero gain. At least for me.
I bought this one so I can still charge it if needed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QNW32V4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1