Anker issues recall and replacements after researcher demonstrates unsafe USB-C cables!

[felloffthetruck]

I checked my car charger and it is an Aukey not Anker! So I am okay! //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160829/d4346b9d77e0419213aba8ac1724ace8.jpg

I would still be nervous. I'm going to stick with only Samsung for the time being.
Does Samsung even make a fast car charger with USB C ?

 

[Preach2k]

I would still be nervous. I'm going to stick with only Samsung for the time being.
Does Samsung even make a fast car charger with USB C ?

Verizon is selling a car charger. I do not know if it is an Fast Charger.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Car chargers are fine and the only cable with an issue is the C to C cable and not the A to C cable.

 

[dsignori]

So this was a single USB C to USB C cable right? I don't have any of that type anyway ..

 

[Cotano]

I almost brought a c to c. But I realized that would be stupid. The note wouldn't benefit from it. Nothing I owned would. All that would mean is I would have to replace all my fast chargers with type c types and gain no benefit for my cost.

Even the one in the box was an a to c.

I still wasted my money on c to a. Once i5 tried wireless I was hooked. I now own 3 samsung wireless chargers. 1 is an non fast normal charge mini pad. Only non samsung I'll have is the car wireless mount.

My note may never be plugged in again.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

C to C is fine for the Note 7 with a C charger. Right now the Note 7 can't use Quick Charge 3, I don't know if a software update can allow it to use it or not at a later time. But you can charge the Note 7 with a QC 3 charger.

One reason for a C to C cord is if you have a dual charge car charger and someone else that only has a cord that plugs into an A USB. Many of the dual ports have a C plug and an A plug.

Samsung was nice to include a charging block that uses an A to C cord and include adapters. Some of the manufacturers that went to C cords did not do that and people had to spend a lot of money replacing car chargers and extra cords at home.

 

[SteveISU]

I watched that video hoping something blew up on the guys desk, what a let down.

 

[TX Jedi]

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I bought the adapters and they will charge the phone but wouldn't work with transferring data to/from my PC. They are issuing me a refund. I also bought the cable. Haven't used it yet, but sent an email to ask if it was part of the recall. Yeesh!

 

[Wiley_11]

Anker phone # bottom right.
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...A%2F%2Fwww.anker.com%2Fsupport&token=QaIl17lj

Qualcomm Quick Charge Devices.
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge

 

[Nakrohtap]

I was just looking at cables at lunch. It looks like Google engineer Benson Leung has reviewed a lot of cables and giving his "blessing" on ones that passed his tests.
Not sure how much faith you put into this. But, I remember hearing his name when this USB type C cable discussion was going on a few months ago.

 

[billykac]

I bought the adapters and they will charge the phone but wouldn't work with transferring data to/from my PC. They are issuing me a refund. I also bought the cable. Haven't used it yet, but sent an email to ask if it was part of the recall. Yeesh!

Same.
I am returning them to Anker.
They charge perfectly, but can't transfer data.
-bk

 

[dpham00]

I was just looking at cables at lunch. It looks like Google engineer Benson Leung has reviewed a lot of cables and giving his "blessing" on ones that passed his tests.
Not sure how much faith you put into this. But, I remember hearing his name when this USB type C cable discussion was going on a few months ago.

Benny approved us the best you can hope for outside of authentic Samsung cables

 

[anon(27512)]

I'm confused. Is it one cable or all cables Anker sold of the usb c variety? I can't find anything from anker about the refund on their site or twitter? how do I tell if I have a bad cable? Also why are people talking about Anker's car chargers? Are those bad too?

 

[Kelly Kearns]

I was just looking at cables at lunch. It looks like Google engineer Benson Leung has reviewed a lot of cables and giving his "blessing" on ones that passed his tests.
Not sure how much faith you put into this. But, I remember hearing his name when this USB type C cable discussion was going on a few months ago.

You can count on his approvals.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

I'm confused. Is it one cable or all cables Anker sold of the usb c variety? I can't find anything from anker about the refund on their site or twitter? how do I tell if I have a bad cable? Also why are people talking about Anker's car chargers? Are those bad too?

I believe it was only one model of C cables, not all.. But that is from memory.

I'm not sure why people are worried about the car chargers, those aren't an issue.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I've read Benson's plus Nathan's post on this.

Anker usually makes compliant cables for the most part, but this one is one of the wildly different ones for some reason.

I agree with Nathan that Anker should have tested these more thoroughly to ensure that they meet USB-C standards plus certifications (seriously, plugging a cable that is still outputting 20V into a phone that accepts up to 5V is a recipe for disaster). However, I'll still give Anker some kudos for at least doing the right thing after Benson notified them of the flaw, and that is, stop selling those cables and giving affected customers a new cable and (at least from the email Benson attached to his G+ post), a refund.

Cable makers and OEMs probably need some more time to study USB-C in detail. It's more than just a microUSB port with a different shape. USB-C is a more intelligent port compared to microUSB. In the meantime, I would suggest following Benson's Google+ page along with Nathan's. They do provide some useful advice on USB-C and also have some cable recommendations.

Benson's Google+: https://plus.google.com/+BensonLeung/posts
Nathan's Google+: https://plus.google.com/102612254593917101378/posts

 

[nonie]

I bought cc-y1.
Hope it's ok.
Haven't use it.

 

[jshah500]

I bought these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5381668

Am I safe? I know they're not Anker, but now I'm worried...

 

[dpham00]

I bought these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5381871

Am I safe? I know they're not Anker, but now I'm worried...

If it is Benny approved then I would not worry. If not.. Then I would pass

 

[jshah500]

If it is Benny approved then I would not worry. If not.. Then I would pass

I have no idea what "Benny approved" means. Can you elaborate? Or better yet, tell me if the link I posted is approved?