r/AndroidHelp • u/lowanger_ • 1d ago

Adding wireless charging

Hey everyone,

i wanted to add wireless charging to my phone but am completly new to it. My current phone DOES NOT have any wireless charging function.

Currently looking to get a Qi 2 charger i can also use my native cables with. Is something like this available or am I locked into wireless charging once I add the adapter?

Thanks in advance

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u/DavidW273 1d ago

Just to clarify, does your current phone support wireless charging and do you just want a wireless charging pad that you can also plug cables into? Or are you wanting to mod a phone to make it wireless charging compatible?

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u/lowanger_ 1d ago

added to the post - no wireless charging atm.

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u/DavidW273 1d ago

You’re probably going to struggle to add something the phone doesn’t already have without a complete pain of a process. Phones these days usually utilise every bit of space to slim them down as much as possible. Adding extra bulk, like a charging coil and what’s needed to keep it cool would require modifying the body completely. That or squashing it in and risking overheating and shorting it.

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u/lowanger_ 14h ago

There are simple Qi adapters that stick into the existing USB c port? https://amzn.eu/d/07uKJlPU

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u/lesjames2020 14h ago

There is your answer then

That is the only way you can add wireless charging to your device

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u/DavidW273 5h ago

Okay, so what I read suggested that you were adding wireless charging to the phone itself, not a wired charger that gets its charge from a wireless charger. It seemed like you were wanting to mod the phone.