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Nexus 4 wireless charges plugged in 24x7

Hey guys
I got the same wireless charger and have attached to spike guard near my PC . will there be any harm to charger plugged in all the the time.
Thanks
Jaack
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epicjaack said:
Hey guys
I got the same wireless charger and have attached to spike guard near my PC . will there be any harm to charger plugged in all the the time.
Thanks
Jaack
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I have all my wireless chargers plugged all the time. During the week, at work, I have my phone on the orb at least 8hrs a day, so don't worry about the phone. The wireless charging on the N4 will stop and discharge once at 100% and will start charging when the phone reaches ~95%. Keep in mind at 100% it still says charging if you use anything like the battery extension in dashclock and uccw widgets, but really it's topped off.

Hope not because Ive never unplugged any of mine. None of the 3 orbs or the cheap fasttech one I use at work and none of them have issues. The wireless charging systems are aware and shut-off when no phone is engaged, that is why ones with lights light up when your phone is on them.
However, just like classic "wall warts" the transformer box plugged into the wall will continue to draw power even if the phone isnt charging. So you will see power consumption on your bill.

Thanks love my wireless charger
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Slow charge???

At what mA should the Nexus 4 be charging?
With current widget, and the same charger, my phone charges at 200mA, my wife's at 600-700mA. This is using the USB wall charger from LG
I switch to a wall charger and mine goes to 400mA.
My phone charges so slow
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It's normal. Mine charges slow as well.

pnut22r said:
At what mA should the Nexus 4 be charging?
With current widget, and the same charger, my phone charges at 200mA, my wife's at 600-700mA. This is using the USB wall charger from LG
I switch to a wall charger and mine goes to 400mA.
My phone charges so slow
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With no background apps running, my Nexus 4 charges around 800mA until it reaches about 80%, when it starts to ramp down until battery is fully charged.

Thanks. It seems so weird that my wife and I have the same phone, same setup , and hers seems to charge twice as fast.
Mine is always 200mA and hers is 400mA, or when mine is 400mA, hers is ~700mA
I'm going back to complete unrooted stock. See what happens.
The only difference is my phone is newer than hers. Her phone was out of the original batch, mine is very recent. For example, hers is original, mine had the nipples at the bottom to prop it up for the speaker.
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Went back to complete stock.
Wife's = 800mA
Mine = 400mA
Crazy
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Stock charger sucks, sometimes charge goes as USB and not AC. I have to re-plug

normal. that's good things. almost all old android device charge very quick. sometimes 30mins for 86/100 battery
but the temerature is getting high either. so if you charge slow ,that 's a good things

calanizzle said:
Stock charger sucks, sometimes charge goes as USB and not AC. I have to re-plug
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It's true, stock charger generate a lot of issue imho. I swap to my old HTC desire charger and all fine now
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try charging your phone when your battery is like ~10% or so.

Wireless charging not providing as much juice as charging via USB cable?

Does charging the phone via the Samsung official wireless stand (or any other wireless chargers) causes it to have "less overall capacity" on the battery compared to charging it via USB cable? E.g. Once charged to 100%, does wireless charging provide less capacity compared to charging it via USB cable?
Note that I'm not talking about charging speed or rate, I'm more interested to know about the battery's overall performance when charged using wireless vs cable.

Same
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Sorry, misread your question the first time.
No, 100% is 100%, whether you charge wired or wireless, fast charge or slow. The battery tells the phone when it's full, and the phone tells the charger to stop charging.

I always seem to have better battery when I use the plug instead of wireless.

psufan5 said:
I always seem to have better battery when I use the plug instead of wireless.
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That's what i'm thinking! It's rather strange that this topic had never been raised before.
Anyone else?

Dark5tar said:
That's what i'm thinking! It's rather strange that this topic had never been raised before.
Anyone else?
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I have both type of charger and use them daily. They feel the same.
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Tell you what I've always wondered but won't try it myself, what happens when you plug it in AND place it on a wireless charger!?
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Got my wireless charging stand and it said it would take 2 hours, 20 mins to charge to 100% from 0 compared to 1 hour, 33 mins from plug

thegame261 said:
Got my wireless charging stand and it said it would take 2 hours, 20 mins to charge to 100% from 0 compared to 1 hour, 33 mins from plug
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OP is not talking about charging speed of the 2 methods.
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Wireless fast charging very slow to none... anyone?

Mine is very very slow, sometimes only added 1% after an hour of fast charging.
Though when i turn off fast charging on the phone, it charges normally (faster than when fast charging is switched on).
I'm using the Samsung original fast charger (the new tilted model) by the way.
Anyone experiencing the same problem? looks like a firmware issue?

Most times you have to reposition the phone until it says that it's actually fast wireless charging. Kinda Irritating. Also make sure the fast wireless option is turned on in the settings.
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No such problems here. Drop it on the fast charger as it lands and away it goes in fast charger mode. Are you sure you have it enabled in settings......
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angusc said:
No such problems here. Drop it on the fast charger as it lands and away it goes in fast charger mode. Are you sure you have it enabled in settings......
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What charger are you using? Are you verifying each time that it's actually fast charging?
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I use a Samsung fast wireless charger. Now I also remember that if you don't have the Samsung one then go to your local store where they do have one and land your phone on it. I read that the fast charging wireless feature only starts working after you use a genuine Samsung fast wireless charger, but remains functional thereafter.
Yes it says fast charging and I can tell by the short time from empty to full charge (usually around 1.5 hours) approximately.
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yes as mentioned i'm using the original samsung wireless fast charger, the latest model which it's at an angle so there won't be the problem of misplacement. and yes again fast charging is turned on, cables, adapter are all original stuff that came with the phone.......

hpl912 said:
yes as mentioned i'm using the original samsung wireless fast charger, the latest model which it's at an angle so there won't be the problem of misplacement. and yes again fast charging is turned on, cables, adapter are all original stuff that came with the phone.......
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S7 Edge (Exynos), using Samsung tilted wireless charger with phone original adapter / cable. Phone it's saying fast wireless charging, but is only fully charging in about 4.5 - 5 hours (starting from 10% or lower).
Tests from 45% took same, about 2.5-3 hours.
Charging by cable: about 1.5 to 2 hours. Also saying fast charging.
Samsung is waiting for me with phone and charger to test them in their shop.
Will keep you updated.

agreed, have noticed that it occasionally shows normal charging rate when in fact attached to a quick charge source... reboot/replug always seems to fix but I've learned to check each time I plug it in so that I don't come back in an hour to find it's barely moved

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S7 Edge (Exynos), using Samsung tilted wireless charger with phone original adapter / cable. Phone it's saying fast wireless charging, but is only fully charging in about 4.5 - 5 hours (starting from 10% or lower).
Tests from 45% took same, about 2.5-3 hours.
Charging by cable: about 1.5 to 2 hours. Also saying fast charging.
Samsung is waiting for me with phone and charger to test them in their shop.
Will keep you updated.
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Fast charging by cable, normally takes ~100mins from 0-100% on S7 Edge. However, my S7E has the same problem as yours with mine charging at average 25% per hour with and without the wireless fast charge option checked.

Charging speed

To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

My phone arrived with 54% charge. It took about 40min to charge to full. Will do some more complete testing over the next few days.

The charge speed is something im a bit concerned about. I've noticed charging while the phone is on significantly slows down the charging process. To the point where 10 minutes went by on "super fast charging" and the phone only increased 1% in charge. The minute I laid the phone down screen off and the charging went significantly faster.
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Yes because if your using the phone or the phone screen is on your consuming battery life while your charging so it's going to be slower charging than if the screen was off.

seanbwoi said:
Yes because if your using the phone or the phone screen is on your consuming battery life while your charging so it's going to be slower charging than if the screen was off.
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The issue i have is my note 10+ didn't have this issue nor any phone I've ever used. I could be gaming on my note and it would charge normally.
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Didn't the note 10+ have a 45 watt charging right? If you had the charger you probably wouldn't notice it

8% to a full charge took 1hr 15min. Haven’t tried charging while using the device at the same time yet.

JSK0703 said:
8% to a full charge took 1hr 15min. Haven’t tried charging while using the device at the same time yet.
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If you end up trying it, post your results here please, I'm quite curious. Thanks!
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desantim said:
If you end up trying it, post your results here please, I'm quite curious. Thanks!
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I tried a quick test by running the battery down to 90% and then launching a game on the big screen. (Clash Royale) Plugged in the charger while playing and it topped off in just a few minutes. Going to run it down to 50% tonight and repeat the test.
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Repeated the test, this time I had the battery at 55%. Played WGT Golf while charging. Default settings which had screen brightness are 30%. Battery topped off in 46 min.
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JSK0703 said:
Repeated the test, this time I had the battery at 55%. Played WGT Golf while charging. Default settings which had screen brightness are 30%. Battery topped off in 46 min.
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Thank you for the tests, I'll have to take a look and see if it's just me, the charger or the phone.
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Charging is not that fast and im using the 40w samsumg charger

xavierxxx2p said:
Charging is not that fast and im using the 40w samsumg charger
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The phone only charges at 25 watts max

For some reason my phone is taking 6hrs to fully charge from zero on the Samsung fast charging dual pad. What is going on?

I hooked up my USB c gizmo.... only saw max 18w charging using a variety of cables and chargers with fold 2. I'm coming from a note 10+ where I saw 45w max. What gives?

lynseyw said:
For some reason my phone is taking 6hrs to fully charge from zero on the Samsung fast charging dual pad. What is going on?
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Has the charging pad been used to charge other devices and worked as it should? Is the pads own plug and cable being used as they could determine the charge speed too.
On the Fold 2, is fast wireless charging enabled? If you go to the Battery settings in Device Care at the bottom there's Charging. Make sure both Fast Charging and Fast Wireless Charging are on. You can schedule the fast wireless charging to turn off at night so it charges more slowly and, if the charger is compatible, the charging light dims and the cooling fan doesn't turn on.
I only charge wirelessly using the Samsung 15w wireless charging stand and have the Fold 2 scheduled to turn off Fast charge at night. This turns off the chargers fan and dims the light.

All of that is checked. My note 10+ was fine. This is slow as ****. Not the pad. Watch does fine etc. It charges at 12w. Oh well. I guess if I want it fast I'll just have to plug it in.
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lynseyw said:
All of that is checked. My note 10+ was fine. This is slow as ****. Not the pad. Watch does fine etc. It charges at 12w. Oh well. I guess if I want it fast I'll just have to plug it in.
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I have the same issue. Wireless charging has been abysmal at best.
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Glad it's not just me. Still love the phone. I usually charge it when I'm sleeping so it's fine. Might have to give it a refresh cable charge before bed so it's not at zero when I go to bed.
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lynseyw said:
Glad it's not just me. Still love the phone. I usually charge it when I'm sleeping so it's fine. Might have to give it a refresh cable charge before bed so it's not at zero when I go to bed.
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It's definitely a new experience for me with the charging. I came from a oneplus 7 pro to the note 10+ to this and those could go from dead to full in under 40 minutes. This phone is much slower charging overall. I Def. Don't regret buying it, i just wish it came with a cheap case to get me by until good ones were out and the charging was on point.
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