USB charging and wireless charging at the same time...is this bad?

[smooth4lyfe]

This is just a question I was wondering, not that I will actually do this
If I have my phone connected to fast charging, and then I put it on the wireless charger, is that bad for the battery?

 

[tech_head]

This is just a question I was wondering, not that I will actually do this
If I have my phone connected to fast charging, and then I put it on the wireless charger, is that bad for the battery?

The phone won't do both at the same time. I'm not sure which has priority though.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I think wired charging takes priority. But yeah, it's not gonna do both

 

[Microsoft1080]

Believe it or not wireless charging is the one that takes over and the power from the cable is cut off. Windows central went over this a while back. Thought it would be the other way but apparently not. I believe one of the companies confirmed this too. Not 100% sure.

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[josearmz10789]

Used the original charger and cable supplied and the phone says it will take over 4 hours to charge. Changed the data wire to the one from my S4 and it says fast charging and time drops to @1 hour. Anyone else has this problem.

 

[13ringinheat]

Used the original charger and cable supplied and the phone says it will take over 4 hours to charge. Changed the data wire to the one from my S4 and it says fast charging and time drops to @1 hour. Anyone else has this problem.

Yes i have the same issue with my ATT galaxy S6 edge. The cable provided does not do fast charging for some reason.

 

[JackTSeulGi]

The power adapter (what you plug in the wall) is what allows for fast charging, not the cable.

 

[Alexr314]

The power adapter (what you plug in the wall) is what allows for fast charging, not the cable.

This is not strictly true. A bad cable may reduce charging speed. However you're right that a good cable cannot improve a bad wall adapter.

The determining factor is the gauge of the wire (sorry if you're already aware of this) 28 is bad, 24 is what you get with most devices, and 21 is even better.

 

[Alexr314]

For me (Galaxy S7 edge) there is no difference between only wired charging and wired charging on a samsung inductive charging pad. I can tell because it gives an estimate of how long it will take to charge, and it is the same and either case.

 

[Humberto Cobian]

Well what most people would do, since it is way easier, to test this out theyd plug the phone in with m fast charging caple, AND THEN place the phone on wireless charging. But what i tried was placing on wireless charging AND THEN conncting the phone, at the bottem a mini notification pops up and notifies that wireless charging has switched to wired charging. This is on my Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge. The wireless charger gets cut off and just becomes a normal stand.

 

[Colby S]

This is just a question I was wondering, not that I will actually do this
If I have my phone connected to fast charging, and then I put it on the wireless charger, is that bad for the battery?

 

[Colby S]

I've tried it with my S6 and I'm pretty sure the wireless takes over but I can't be certain

 

[Mnky313]

The phone won't do both at the same time. I'm not sure which has priority though.

It depends on which you set under developer options, if USB configuration is MTP, PTP, etc. It will charge wirelessly but send data through wired...

 

[Mattdrums 17]

Cables do have an effect on the charging spped because certaon cables can take in more power than others can at one time. If you are looking for a more powerfull cable, than you should go with a thicker cable usually. Also, with wireless charging, if you choose to do wireless charging and want to fast charge, make sure you buy the wireless charger that actually supports it since not all wireless chargers do.