Actually though I don’t understand wireless charging. You get slower, less efficient charging in exchange for what? Like two seconds saved by not having to plug it in? You can’t even use it while it’s charging.
The only real positive is not wearing out the charge port and being able to charge even with a broken port
Currently the reason I have a wireless charger.
The alternative was buying a new phone.
Have you tried cleaning out your charging port? Fixed my broken USB-C port.
live local phone repair shop reaction:
(unless whatever anti repair bs your phone manufacturer pulled off made the cost of repair higher than buying a new phone, in which case shame on the phone manufacturer)
Anti repair bs is exactly why. By policy the store would have to replace the screen and case as well.
The charging port itself was completely shot and needed to be replaced, I figured a $20 charger was the better choice.
Some phones have the port on a daughterboard for relatively cheap replacement, but some have it straight on the mainboard.
If you put wireless chargers in your usual phone drop spots, you never have to think about charging again. A different habit takes care of it. That’s the appeal. I prefer a 2m charging cable to charge while using my phone, but my drop zone is in my pocket, so not appealing for me either 🤷♂️
Able type of good use for worked charging is for devices that don’t move much or often. Things like wireless keyboards and mice. Wireless chargers allow you to basically never worry about battery life. And you can hide the cables with a little tinkering.
Or you could use one of these fancy battery-less keyboards and mice.
Call me a conspiracy theorist but as a repair technician that works on phones “wireless charging” is a great excuse to have a glass back on the phone. A glass back that breaks very easily and is extremely expensive (therefore lucrative) to repair.
Most phones (all of Apples) require you to entirely gut the phone with it’s dozens of components, screws, cables and many of which are strongly glued in requiring risky prying and pulling. All to then implant all of the components to a new chassis and do it all in reverse.
I want a wireless charger because I only charge my phone at night when I sleep so I don’t care how fast it charges and the wire is difficult because I knock stuff off my table with it
Handy in a car i guess 🤔
Two reasons for me, but they’re mainly because of the MagSafe:
- In the car, I just plop my phone onto the charger, and it holds it and charges it.
- At home, I also use iOS 17 Beta, so I can use the StandBy.
Of course it has its drawbacks, but this assumes that I need to use my phone all the time (no), I can’t spare even 5 minutes to not charge, or that I need to top up from 10% to 100% in 5 minutes for some reason, which I don’t. If I do, then sure, I use the cable. Through the past year, I needed to charge my phone through the cable maybe twice.
While I wouldn’t buy one for my phone, my mouse is loading wireless since I can’t be bothered to plug and unlpug it every time I game.
Well I sometimes even can’t place the mouse on the right spot, but it is only a light movement
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