Can I use my Samsung wireless charger with my iPhone XS Max?

[mach1man]

So I just ordered the Xs Max and I have a samsung fast charging wireless charger at my work, will that be ok to charge my new Max?

 

[RECON1]

Re: wireless fast charging question

So I just ordered the Xs Max and I have a samsung fast charging wireless charger at my work, will that be ok to charge my new Max?

Yes. You probably won’t get the fast charging part of it unless Apple up’d the xs max (iPhone X only charged at 7.5w) but any QI wireless charger should work.

 

[mach1man]

Re: wireless fast charging question

thanks, just wanted to make sure it was safe and not over charge my new phone

 

[RECON1]

Re: wireless fast charging question

thanks, just wanted to make sure it was safe and not over charge my new phone

From my understanding, even if you use a high watt wireless charger on let’s say the iPhone X, the X is only capable of up to a 7.5w charge.

 

[Annie_M]

Re: wireless fast charging question

thanks, just wanted to make sure it was safe and not over charge my new phone

I think you'll be fine! Just don't expect it to charge your new iPhone as quickly!

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Re: wireless fast charging question

Just to add, in order to have the ability to charge at 7.5w the charger has to be Apple certified. Off the top of my head the only Qi chargers that have been certified by Apple are Mophie and Belkin. So if your samsung faster charger isn't certified by Apple the phone will only charge at 5w

 

[C6TX6]

Re: wireless fast charging question

I would be careful as some fast chargers put out 12VDC or even more! The circuitry is SUPPOSED to be "aware" of this and support 5W charging at least, but I'd err on the side of caution with this. The last thing you want is a disabled port on your new phone. If you want to charge as fast as possible, use either an ipad or better yet, macbook usb-c brick and a usb-c to lightning cable.

And before using just any USB-C charger, may want to read this article here.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-usb-c-chargers-whats-safe-whats-dangerous/

Many are not safe to use!

 

[Wotchered]

Re: wireless fast charging question

I would be careful as some fast chargers put out 12VDC or even more! The circuitry is SUPPOSED to be "aware" of this and support 5W charging at least, but I'd err on the side of caution with this. The last thing you want is a disabled port on your new phone. If you want to charge as fast as possible, use either an ipad or better yet, macbook usb-c brick and a usb-c to lightning cable.

And before using just any USB-C charger, may want to read this article here.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-usb-c-chargers-whats-safe-whats-dangerous/

Many are not safe to use!

So, I read an earlier iMore article, and believed it, on the rather foolish basis that an Applecentric article must have had some fact checking before publication.
Now,can some of the paid staff at iMore look at this again please, and then give us a list of suitable chargers to use with a usb c to lightning cable for the advertised fast charging feature. This is one of the most useful features of the recent iPhones for me !

 

[strikeIII]

Re: wireless fast charging question

So, I read an earlier iMore article, and believed it, on the rather foolish basis that an Applecentric article must have had some fact checking before publication.
Now,can some of the paid staff at iMore look at this again please, and then give us a list of suitable chargers to use with a usb c to lightning cable for the advertised fast charging feature. This is one of the most useful features of the recent iPhones for me !

I believe iMore has made an article in the past when the X first came out. Or it might of been 9to5Mac. I'll try to find it.

 

[strikeIII]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...rging-usb-c-lighting-power-brick-cable-how-to

https://m.imore.com/best-fast-and-cheap-usb-c-iphone-8-iphone-x-chargers

https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone-x-fast-charging-speeds-compared/

 

[FaisDogg]

Re: wireless fast charging question

thanks, just wanted to make sure it was safe and not over charge my new phone

I’ve been using Samsung fast charger since day one on my X. It's supposed to provide up to 15W but  limited iPhone X at 7.5w. iPhone XS Max is supposed to charge faster out of the box, 10W I think.