[Q] Wireless chargers that work for the 920 - Nokia Lumia 920

One of the things I was really excited about with the Lumia 920 was the built in wireless charging feature. Since the Nokia charging plate was selling for about 70 bucks (ouch) I decided to see what alternatives were available. I've tried two different wireless chargers so far with mixed results:
LG Electronics WCP-700 - This charger works great and I was able to snag it from amazon for 35 bucks shipped. If you want wireless charging but don't want to pay 70 bucks for one charger, then I highly suggest this model. You can get 2 for the price of one Nokia Charger.
Powermat 2x - I was hoping the community could give me some advice on the powermat. Naturally if you plug the powercube into the phone, it will charge just fine. BUT I noticed that if you put a charging plate on the charger and then put the 920 on top of it, the 920 will begin to go into charging mode, although when i tried doing that, it didn't really seem to be charging at any noticeable rate( I may have been taking the phone off the charger too frequently though). Does anyone know exactly what voltage and amperage the powermat wirelessly charges at? My concern is that the volts or amps will be off and damage could be done to the battery in my lumia 920. Any thoughts?

Good questions! I was wondering the same thing about the different mats out there.
What about the Energizer one?
Also, the LG one apparently beeps a lot...does it do so with the Nokia? When it finishes charging it turns off and lets the phone run off battery for a bit, then turns back on to top it off again, causing it to beep each time it turns on throughout the night. Have you noticed this?

LudoGris said:
Good questions! I was wondering the same thing about the different mats out there.
What about the Energizer one?
Also, the LG one apparently beeps a lot...does it do so with the Nokia? When it finishes charging it turns off and lets the phone run off battery for a bit, then turns back on to top it off again, causing it to beep each time it turns on throughout the night. Have you noticed this?
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From what I've read, the Energizer QI chargers will work fine with the 920, I just didn't get one since the LG model was a bit cheaper. The LG one does beep, although I haven't found it to be too much of an issue. When I place the phone on the charger, the LG mat will beep and show the green charging icon, and my phone will make the connection noise. I also think the mat will beep occasionally when the phone is charged, since it lets the battery drain a bit, then starts charging again, although last night it didn't wake me up at all while I slept. You could probably remove the speaker from the LG pad fairly easily, although from my experience, it's not bothersome enough to be worth the trouble.

beebop483 said:
One of the things I was really excited about with the Lumia 920 was the built in wireless charging feature. Since the Nokia charging plate was selling for about 70 bucks (ouch) I decided to see what alternatives were available. I've tried two different wireless chargers so far with mixed results:
LG Electronics WCP-700 - This charger works great and I was able to snag it from amazon for 35 bucks shipped. If you want wireless charging but don't want to pay 70 bucks for one charger, then I highly suggest this model. You can get 2 for the price of one Nokia Charger.
Powermat 2x - I was hoping the community could give me some advice on the powermat. Naturally if you plug the powercube into the phone, it will charge just fine. BUT I noticed that if you put a charging plate on the charger and then put the 920 on top of it, the 920 will begin to go into charging mode, although when i tried doing that, it didn't really seem to be charging at any noticeable rate( I may have been taking the phone off the charger too frequently though). Does anyone know exactly what voltage and amperage the powermat wirelessly charges at? My concern is that the volts or amps will be off and damage could be done to the battery in my lumia 920. Any thoughts?
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Doesn't the PowerMat use a different wireless charging standard? I thought I read somewhere it wasn't the QI standard.

PowerMat is its own standard.

Not sure where you are, but the plate is $50 and the stand is $70 here.
Might want to try mail-order?
As for other plates, I have a few lying around, but I don't want to risk my phone trying them without knowing. I have 2 plates and a stand, so I am pretty covered.

Philips DLP7210B/10 also works with the Lumia 920.

I ordered a Palm Touchstone off Amazon for $6 and free shipping. I'll know in a few days when it gets here if it works or not, but I read somewhere that it should.

Sorry to disappoint you, but the Touchstone does not work. It makes the charging notification sound, but the battery still drains; it doesn't charge at all.

I have the Maxell Airvolt QI charger. It works but the phone seems to get warm unlike the Fatboy charger I use at night.

jhoff80 said:
Sorry to disappoint you, but the Touchstone does not work. It makes the charging notification sound, but the battery still drains; it doesn't charge at all.
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Doh!

I really hope someone makes a 12v charging pad to keep in your car. Plug into the cig lighter and lay the phone on the "pad" somewhere in the car. I know the new dodge cars have it as an option now.

john94si said:
I really hope someone makes a 12v charging pad to keep in your car. Plug into the cig lighter and lay the phone on the "pad" somewhere in the car. I know the new dodge cars have it as an option now.
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There's no reason why a 12v adaptor of sufficient ampage wouldn't work. Just match up the plug and polarity to the DC adaptor that comes with the charging pad.
But obviously a QI charger is not designed for use in a car. QI only recently release their guidelines:
http://www.wirelesspowerconsortium....ermarket-chargers-v-10.pdf?force-download=yes

It seems there are two current wireless charging standards: QI and PMA
Powermat are PMA, and this is a copyrighted licensed standard, i.e., Powermat will get revenue/license on each device. There is a limited trial in Starbucks.
QI is open, and I think a "free" standard. They have public charging spots in Japan, and Japanese handsets are predominantly QI
This is all just what I've recently read, so I'm not an expert or utterly certain it is correct, but it does seem that Nokia 920's are to the QI standard, and so any QI charging plate should work...?

gilesjuk said:
There's no reason why a 12v adaptor of sufficient ampage wouldn't work. Just match up the plug and polarity to the DC adaptor that comes with the charging pad.
But obviously a QI charger is not designed for use in a car. QI only recently release their guidelines:
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I personally plan to do just this. I figure a Qi compatible charger hard wired into the car, then find a good place to mount it with a thin grip pad covering it. It should work just fine.

SuperSport said:
I personally plan to do just this. I figure a Qi compatible charger hard wired into the car, then find a good place to mount it with a thin grip pad covering it. It should work just fine.
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Make sure you post pictures when you do this.
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SuperSport said:
I personally plan to do just this. I figure a Qi compatible charger hard wired into the car, then find a good place to mount it with a thin grip pad covering it. It should work just fine.
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Ooooo, my Edge has a little 'shelf' under the console that has a ribbed rubber bottom. And it has a 12v plug right beside it. I bet my husband (the engineer) might be able to wire up a charging plate. He would need to shorten the cord so it wouldn't flop around. But he's very good at that sort of thing.
This is a great idea! He works overseas but I think I have a new 'honey-do' for him on his next R&R. Thanks!

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Any thoughts?
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Anything that is a Qi charger should work, it's a standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_(inductive_power_standard)
I have an Everyready Qi charger, the 920 and it are happy as clams together.

schettj said:
Anything that is a Qi charger should work, it's a standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_(inductive_power_standard)
I have an Everyready Qi charger, the 920 and it are happy as clams together.
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Nice! I'll get one too!

tabletop charging
I personally think it would be awesome to be able to integrate QI wireless charging into a tabletop. think about it, when you sit down at a table for dinner, you usually take your phone out of your pocket, right? what if you could charge it while you eat? why doesn't starbucks do this?:highfive:

Related

DIY Qi Wireless Charging Case

I ordered mine this morning!! YAY
The first thing I'm going to do is work on plans for doing a Qi Wireless charging case. I figured I would use a thick piece of wood (or 3D printed piece of plastic ) as the "case" with a cut out for the Qi parts salvaged from something found on eBay or Amazon (from a iPhone charge case etc) and connect it all via the magnetic charge port. What I was hoping to figure out is if anyone knows the positive or negative sites on the magnetic charge connector?? Or does it even matter?
I know this project will add some bulk to the already large device, but I really would like wireless charging as I have fallen in love with it!!
Thanks in advance!
David
One thing to factor in mind is the slow charging rates with wireless charging.
With the quick charge function on the S800, you can probably go from 0-100 in 2hours. Whereas with wireless charging it could take 8+ hours. Great if you just want to leave it on your desk at work I guess, but from personal experience with modding the note 2 to be wireless charging compatible, it was rarely a practical as I always used the cable > wireless.
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One thing to factor in mind is the slow charging rates with wireless charging.
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I pretty much use wireless charging exclusively with my Nexus 4 and I have never had a problem with it.
Thanks for the reply though!!
David

Aerb Wireless Charging Plate Pad Review (pictures coming)

So, I bought this on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJCYGDU
And honestly, while it's a decent enough charging plate for wireless charging, what they don't tell you is that it's not a micro-USB connection. I cited that in my review on Amazon and the company's response was that I could always buy a cheap longer cable should I need one. With so many other choices, I don't think I'd buy this again. It suits my purpose but at this point, I'm of two minds whether or not to return it and see if I can't find something with a micro-USB connection.
Pros:
Lots of colors
Cons:
No micro-USB connection
Not the cheapest of them out there
No indicator light when charging, no way to know if it's charging except by looking at your phone
I got the "Yellow/Mango" colored one. I think that's what drew me to the unit, the fact that they had so many different colors available, yet the trade off of no micro-USB connection is not compelling enough.
Cool colors. And I can see where it could be a problem for other that it comes with a short cable. But for me that's nothing. I citjd extend cables all the time.
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Cool colors. And I can see where it could be a problem for other that it comes with a short cable. But for me that's nothing. I citjd extend cables all the time.
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No, the cable isn't short, it's not micro-USB compatible on the end that connects to the charging plate.
There are plenty of charging plates out there and for this one to have a "standard" charging connection makes it not usable if you lose the original cord or if the original cord is too short. I am returning this one for another one that has a micro-USB connection at the plate.
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No, the cable isn't short, it's not micro-USB compatible on the end that connects to the charging plate.
There are plenty of charging plates out there and for this one to have a "standard" charging connection makes it not usable if you lose the original cord or if the original cord is too short. I am returning this one for another one that has a micro-USB connection at the plate.
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yea i had a bluetooth headset. It came with a round plug that was about 3inchs long for the cord.
cut and extended it. I remember taking it with me somewhere and drop the charger and it broke.
yea i could of fix it but just got another headset that use usb since its easier.
So i understand where your coming from. Everything is pretty much some form of usb, but iphones.
What kind do you think your going to buy?
I was looking into some on ebay and found one that comes in color for about $39 ship for a kit
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yea i had a bluetooth headset. It came with a round plug that was about 3inchs long for the cord.
cut and extended it. I remember taking it with me somewhere and drop the charger and it broke.
yea i could of fix it but just got another headset that use usb since its easier.
So i understand where your coming from. Everything is pretty much some form of usb, but iphones.
What kind do you think your going to buy?
I was looking into some on ebay and found one that comes in color for about $39 ship for a kit
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I've added the following to my wishlist...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G9W7PYW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl
It comes with two lengths of micro-USB-compatible cables. Once I process the other one through return, I'll buy this one.
Another thing to note is it comes with a 1a ac adapter, and in the description it tells you to use it with a 2a for best compatability. You'll only be charging at around 500ma I bet because of the loss at each step. I wouldn't give this place my money

Duracell Powermat review for the PadFone X

This is the best mat you can find right now.
The Powermat by Duracell works well and charges just as fast as the USB charger or the tablet dock . I picked one up on amazon brand new for about $18 ( plenty still around
I picked up the 4s and portable charger bundle for a steal. This is using the standard backplate that came with the phone. Many cell phone reps will tell you the phone doesn't come standard with wireless charging and try to sell you the folio as a "wireless charging bundle" for $70,don't be fooled!.
Alignment is good, natively the Duracell branded cases and portable charger have a magnetic pull to the phone to keep it in place. When placing the PadFone on the plate there is no magnetic pull. Make sure you lay evenly. The wireless charger will make a beep to let you know it has a handshake with the device.
Works flawless so far, no complaints.
Update #1 Turns out the Padfone X is only PMA compliant, This wireless charger is apparently one of the only ones available. There are different styles of powermat available. But no Qi compliance.
Update #2 This kit also came with the iPhone 4/4s adapter and a PowerBar, the power back can be attached to either a Padfone Tablet station or the Asus Bluetooth Padfone keyboard to provide "passthrough" charge.
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Thanks for posting this review! I just ordered the exact same thing from Amazon yesterday and I wasn't sure if it was going to work. I was completely skeptical since just the Powermat is normally $50 through at&t.
Grab one at that price while you still can, less than $20 got me this whole set
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Grab one at that price while you still can, less than $20 got me this whole set
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Thanks for the heads up. Just picked up my new padfone X tonight after my beloved skyrocket fell and broke the screen. The rep thought the same thing about the wireless charging that I needed a wireless case. I asked to test out the 50 dollar duracell charging pad and sure enough "beep" and I was charging with just the phone out of the box. Nice find. This is a win win cause I also have an iphone 4s for my afterhours phone support for my job. Utter win here.
Thanks again.
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Powermat charges fast but alignment is finicky
I also bought the iphone 4 powermat bundle from Amazon. I do like the audible and visual confirmation you get when it starts charging the device. Also it beeps when the device is fully charged. But overall you need to place the phone just right on the pad otherwise it beeps on and off and you end up taking extra time just to make sure it's charging. I owned a Nexus 5 before my Padfone and QI charging is a lot better you just drop the phone on the pad and it charges no problem never had to adjust the phone for it to charge.
But I waited forever for the Padfone to hit the US, so I can live with the charging issue.
After a while you figure out the sweet spot for charging hence the phone doesn't magnetically lock to the powermat, but when you connect, you'll have a full charge in no time
I also purchased the Duracell Powermat and it charges the phone fine, however one problem I have is that it seems to Overcharge the phone. I know this because of two things
1. "Battery Doctor" App reports that the phone had been overcharged
2. Phone is very warm/borderline hot to touch when I pull it off the charger in the morning
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I am concerned because overheating shortens the battery life of these phones so I want to prevent that. this does not happen when I charge via USB.
Battery doctor app is not a good representation for phones that support qi or pma charging. The phone will get warm, but not alarmingly warm. The science of contactless charging.
These are still available for under $20 with free shipping, looks like. A great buy for sure.
I received mine before I ever even got my PadFone X. With the issues arising theoretically being theoretically linked to charging the phone and station together for long periods, this frees up the included charger to charge the station by itself.
Can't thank the OP enough for passing on this find!
Just my two cents, but....
8125Omnimax said:
Update #1 Turns out the Padfone X is only PMA compliant, This wireless charger is apparently one of the only ones available. There are different styles of powermat available. But no Qi compliance.
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I have an old Samsung Qi wireless charging pad, and my Padfone S works with it. I will admit, the powermat charger is much faster - but Padfone S does support Qi chargering pads. Not sure about Padfone X.
8125Omnimax said:
The phone will get warm, but not alarmingly warm. The science of contactless charging.
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I'm not noticing this issue with my Padfone S. In fact, my old Samsung phone (Qi standard) did get warm, but Padfone S doesn't.
For that matter, my Padfone S doesn't heat up when I have it tethering a wifi data connection to my laptop or other portable devices. I've only felt my Padfone S heat up on 2 occasions - both of which I was in a dead zone and the phone was powering up the antenna to try to get a signal.

Qi Car Charger

Has anyone purchased/used one yet? I am looking at getting one, but haven't yet, mostly because I haven't found one that I am sold on. Thanks
I've got two different ones that I've tried now and neither of them keep the phone charging, but the battery will usually stay at the same amount. They charged my Nexus 5 pretty well even under hard use while driving.
RED ZMAN said:
I've got two different ones that I've tried now and neither of them keep the phone charging, but the battery will usually stay at the same amount. They charged my Nexus 5 pretty well even under hard use while driving.
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I'm having the same issue. Which chargers did you try? Mine is this one
Weird, because my Tylt Vu works just fine with it.
Also interested in seeing what people are finding useful.
I'm looking to buy one soon, and this is the one I have my eyes on now. http://www.amazon.com/CHOETECH-Wireless-Charging-Blackberry-included/dp/B00JA7HNZO
3 Coil Charger and plenty of good reviews
AB_ said:
Also interested in seeing what people are finding useful.
I'm looking to buy one soon, and this is the one I have my eyes on now. http://www.amazon.com/CHOETECH-Wireless-Charging-Blackberry-included/dp/B00JA7HNZO
3 Coil Charger and plenty of good reviews
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The one you've linked to isn't a car charger..?
Varming said:
The one you've linked to isn't a car charger..?
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I don't know how I missed everything about this thread.
It's not a car charger, I'll take a seat and just watch. My mistake. Long day at work.
InsaneJester17 said:
I'm having the same issue. Which chargers did you try? Mine is this one
Weird, because my Tylt Vu works just fine with it.
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Funny enough, one of them is the same one you just posted, just a different brand name. Worked good for my Nexus 5, but my LG G3 usually just stays at the current level when I put it on there with Ingress or Waze plus BT Streaming going on. If it is hot out it loses charge slowly.
Here's the other one.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00INRZVF6/
Grips MUCH better, and is a really nice mount. 3 coil also, but not enough juice to do better than the other one. I've tried multiple 2.1A usb chargers too.
RED ZMAN said:
Funny enough, one of them is the same one you just posted, just a different brand name. Worked good for my Nexus 5, but my LG G3 usually just stays at the current level when I put it on there with Ingress or Waze plus BT Streaming going on. If it is hot out it loses charge slowly.
Here's the other one.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00INRZVF6/
Grips MUCH better, and is a really nice mount. 3 coil also, but not enough juice to do better than the other one. I've tried multiple 2.1A usb chargers too.
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Good to know. I almost bought the one you have hoping it would solve my issue. Back to the drawing board I suppose.
RED ZMAN said:
Funny enough, one of them is the same one you just posted, just a different brand name. Worked good for my Nexus 5, but my LG G3 usually just stays at the current level when I put it on there with Ingress or Waze plus BT Streaming going on. If it is hot out it loses charge slowly.
Here's the other one.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00INRZVF6/
Grips MUCH better, and is a really nice mount. 3 coil also, but not enough juice to do better than the other one. I've tried multiple 2.1A usb chargers too.
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Does your DigiYes consistently charge your phone? I have one of the DigiYes models, but I'm finding it frequently stops charging, often within seconds of beginning charging, though sometimes it lasts a few minutes before giving up. I always get the "Wireless Charging" message on the display, never the "slow charging" warning.
I tried swapping their 2.1A cigarette lighter adapter for an Anker 2.4A charger -- same deal. Tried adjusting the vertical position in the charger -- sometimes seems to last a little longer before giving up, but generally doesn't help at all. When it stops charging, the blue light stays on (rather than going back to green).
When it does charge, I seem to get a decent charge current out of it. Very confusing, and probably going to get shipped back.
Edit: it seems to drop out less when charging from wall power, though it still happens -- perhaps correlated with greater power demands on the phone (Google Earth).
I did state above that it charges my phone, but if Navigation and BT Streaming is going on it keeps it at a steady level, or if hot discharges slowly.
If you don't have a 3 coil QI charger, positioning is very important, if it charges and stops, it is a positioning issue for sure.
Changing to a higher amperage charger won't help, as Qi only puts out so much. The new Qi standard coming out should fix this for us though, it transmits 2 amps I think, and has more distance so positioning shouldn't matter AS much.
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I did state above that it charges my phone, but if Navigation and BT Streaming is going on it keeps it at a steady level, or if hot discharges slowly.
If you don't have a 3 coil QI charger, positioning is very important, if it charges and stops, it is a positioning issue for sure.
Changing to a higher amperage charger won't help, as Qi only puts out so much. The new Qi standard coming out should fix this for us though, it transmits 2 amps I think, and has more distance so positioning shouldn't matter AS much.
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Does the DigiYes disconnect constantly like the one I have? Or no?
Nope.
My other one did, but after adjusting how high it sat with the bottom brace that problem went away.
My air dock keeps the phone at a steady charge while running navigstion, bluetooth (aptx) via stock music app, and 100% brightness. The thermal protection activates eventually and lowers the brightness to 90%, and then it starts to very slowly charge. It charges fast if not running anything.
Also, you don't need 3 charging coils. My powerbot disk style charger easily works without worrying about position. I opened it up and the whole thing (~2.5") is one big coil. The air dock works well too, but I haven't opened it up.
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My air dock keeps the phone at a steady charge while running navigstion, bluetooth (aptx) via stock music app, and 100% brightness. The thermal protection activates eventually and lowers the brightness to 90%, and then it starts to very slowly charge. It charges fast if not running anything.
Also, you don't need 3 charging coils. My powerbot disk style charger easily works without worrying about position. I opened it up and the whole thing (~2.5") is one big coil. The air dock works well too, but I haven't opened it up.
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I have two air docks (from the original crowd funding campaign) and neither one of them will hold my G3 (with the included magnets used). How well is your sticking? I wonder if I got an early batch that didn't stick well?
Patrick
preilly44 said:
I have two air docks (from the original crowd funding campaign) and neither one of them will hold my G3 (with the included magnets used). How well is your sticking? I wonder if I got an early batch that didn't stick well?
Patrick
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It works perfectly fine. Does yours use both magnets and the suction pad? I believe they were separate options in one development point. Also, my car was dusty and it did get some dust on the pad which made it not hold, but wiping it with a damp cloth and letting it dry fixed that issue.
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Does the DigiYes disconnect constantly like the one I have? Or no?
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My DigiYes 3 coil frequently disconnects, sometimes in a constant connect-disconnect loop. Other times it holds for a while. It seemed to do better when I put it on a higher amperage charger than it came with, along with the original G3 cable. However this could be coincidence. When it does charge, the charging rate is comparable to any of my desktop qi chargers.

Wireless Charger

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
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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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
CosMiiK said:
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
CosMiiK said:
Thank you! Just ordered one.
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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 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

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