EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by cnst on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:21AM (#28629559)

Before Covid, every booth at every trade show would give you a free wall charger. Some of them were just 1-port 1A 5W throwaway, but also some better stuff, too.

I can't imagine buying a charger together with the phone is a thing. You either lose them nonstop, or you have so many of them you don't need anymore.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by kylecordes on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:33AM (#28629703)

Yet I threw away many such throwaway-grade chargers, and use the one that came with my Pixel phone, because it delivers a much faster charge.

If we all shift the buying the wall charger separately, hopefully something can be done about the wide variety of incompatible fast-ish charging systems. Rather than everyone revert to the lowest common standard of a very slow charge.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by cnst on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:07PM (#28634576)

Isn't slow charging actually better for the phone?

I prefer to slow change even if the phone supports fast charging — I wish it was easier to do by having a setting instead of having to use incompatible charger and/or cable. The stop limit at 80% should also be made available as a setting, too.

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