Submitted 3 weeks ago by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
So say one of my usb c cables inevitably poops the bed and everytime I plug it in my phone it says “slow charging”. Does it damage my phone at all to continue using that cable for long stretches of slow charging?
Not an expert by any means but slow charging is better for your battery than fast charging. Although, I don’t expect a steady, stable voltage from a damaged cable, which is always bad.
So the fluctuation would be bad for my battery?
No one here can tell you for sure what’s wrong with your cable. So no one can answer if it will be good or bad over time. Slow (normal) charging is better for your battery than fast charging. A wobbly wire might stop and restart the charging process, which might be detrimental to the battery over time.
But it could also be that your port is so clogged up with pocket lint that the contact in your phone is affected and that’s why fast charging no longer works. Something could be broken in the brick you use and that’s why it won’t work any more. It could be that the cable was bent so many times it’s broken. It’s probably that.
You could try to narrow down where the error lies. If you use a friend’s cable does the same thing happen? Friend’s fine-working cable in your power brick? If you got a phone repair kiosk in your neighborhood, maybe ask them if they could clean your port. If they’re friendly, they can probably help you narrow down this problem also.
Without knowing what, if anything, is electrically wrong with your cable, your adapter, or your phone, there’s no way to answer this question. It will most likely have absolutely no effect. There’s a small but non-zero chance it could cause catastrophic damage. You have to weigh up the price of replacing your phone against the price of replacing your cable.
I’m concerned about cables pooping in bed now
Don’t kink shame
I would buy a new cable.
The house fire it starts, might
A cable making your phone say “slow charging” doesn’t mean the cable is “broken”.
What kind of phone are you on?
If you have a Samsung, id hold off on any drastic moves until you are sure its not a symptom of shitty software updates.
So say one of my usb c cables inevitably poops the bed and everytime I plug it in my phone it says “slow charging”. Does it damage my phone at all to continue using that cable for long stretches of slow charging?
My phone was doing the exact same shit that you just outlined. Bought brand new charging blocks, brand new usb C to usb C cables, as well as usb 3.0 to usb C cables and for 2 months I was forced to limp along with with a 1 year old phone at most that wouldn’t accept any type of plug in chargers or cables. I had to use the power sharing from old phones or a charging pad to charge it but even then were talking 8hr minimum to get from 0% battery to 50%-70% at most.
Idk how to crosspost yet but I just replied to another thread with this story of the shit show its been the past couple of oaths for Samsung and Android update releases.
Damn this was a post from 3 months ago lol I had to read my own post to remember what this was a reply to. The reason its such a distant memory for me is because for the past 1-2 months Ive been having to use shitty slow as fuck charging pads or other broken screen phones to charge them in order to use them to charge my phone. Spent $150 on chargers. Had a new phone in my shopping cart despite nothing being wrong with my phone other than not charging. Was hemming and hawing for the past 2 weeks if id pull the trigger on different/new phone that could charge. Im type 1 diabetic with constant glucose monitor that connects thru Bluetooth to phone so any time I was out, I was going blood glucose blind once phone died.
Fuck dont mean to chew your ear off but the point of the story is that it was all an issue caused by another fucking Samsung update. Just downloaded a random update last week and that day it had my phone back to charging normally like nothing fuckin happened.
So I apologize but my Samsung rage totally made forget all about being annoyed about them fucking up the UI settings for no reason lol. Im 100% riding this phone into the ground and going to any other phone manufacturer than Samsung for my next.
Got any phone recommendations for a make/model/line that really stuck out above the rest in quality?
Nope
Eddyzh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A weak charger is fine. Broken / half broken cable is a fire hazard though.