Wireless charging pads?

[Slow]

Is there a reason wireless charging pads are all roughly the same size?

I want a jumbo xl size thing to cover more space so the phone can be thrown roughly onto the table and get a charge. Otherwise it looks more like you have to make sure you place it in the right spot.

[cobra kid]

Yes, it's definitely a difficult task.

[alorotom]

It’s the size of the coil. Most only have one coil and the pad is dictatated by this size

You can get some larger pads with multiple coils but they’re mega expensive in comparison and generate vast volumes of heat. I use a cheap pad from Rymans that was £3, the last I looked at a larger pad similar to what you want it was over £250

As an example Apple was developing exactly what you wanted (AirPower IIRC) but it was canned due to dangerous heat levels

If you have an MagSafe iPhone though young wouldn’t need a big pad as the coil “snaps” onto the phone

[paulrockliffe]

I saw a pad that was like a 12" square, when you put your phone on it the coil basically moved to find your phone. It looked decent, but it wasn't really refined enough. Eg if you put two phones on it it'll charge one of them only, rather than getting around to both one way or another.

[Jamescrs]

I have a Samsung pad on my bedside table which is big enough for three devices (watch, phone and airpods in theory) but even so I find if I don't place the phone correctly it won't charge and it cost around £80 if I recall correctly.

I have never noticed it get hot

[alorotom]

Jamescrs said:

I have a Samsung pad on my bedside table which is big enough for three devices (watch, phone and airpods in theory) but even so I find if I don't place the phone correctly it won't charge and it cost around £80 if I recall correctly.

I have never noticed it get hot

it won't get particularly hot as there are only 3 coils in this example - what the OP wants is a layered coil approach where there are somewhere upwards of 30 overlapping coils and this is where extreme heat is generated.

[bad company]

Bump.

My charging pad is only charging my iPhone 12 mini to 75% overnight. Does anyone know if that’s likely to be an issue with the pad, the lead, plug or the iPhone itself?

[mikef]

Take a look in Settings under Battery Health and see if optimised charging is set to on. If it is, your iPhone only charges to the level it thinks it needs

[bad company]

mikef said:

Take a look in Settings under Battery Health and see if optimised charging is set to on. If it is, your iPhone only charges to the level it thinks it needs

Yes, that was on. Thank you for the help.

Worryingly my battery capacity is only 92% which doesn’t sound great for less than a year old.

[colin79666]

bad company said:

Yes, that was on. Thank you for the help.

Worryingly my battery capacity is only 92% which doesn’t sound great for less than a year old.

Same with my SE2020. I don’t think keeping it on the charging pad all day when working from home has done it any favours.

[Blown2CV]

my experience of wireless charging is that it is ste. It's slow, wastes a lot of energy in heat, is very sensitive to things like cases and phone position, and the equipment seems to wear out. You can't even use your phone whilst it's charging. Superfast charging is now available anyway and I can get 50% charge in 30 mins on a cable.

[Dracoro]

Blown2CV said:

You can't even use your phone whilst it's charging.

Yes, you can. I’m typing this on a phone that is wirelessly charging.

[Blown2CV]

Dracoro said:

Blown2CV said:

You can't even use your phone whilst it's charging.

Yes, you can. I’m typing this on a phone that is wirelessly charging.

So did you pull the charger towards you so it is under your head, and flat on the desk.... or have you got one that magnetically sticks to the wall in front of you. Either way it's an awkward solution to a problem only created by not having a long flexy wire. Isn't it.

[Dracoro]

Blown2CV said:

Dracoro said:

Blown2CV said:

You can't even use your phone whilst it's charging.

Yes, you can. I’m typing this on a phone that is wirelessly charging.

So did you pull the charger towards you so it is under your head, and flat on the desk.... or have you got one that magnetically sticks to the wall in front of you. Either way it's an awkward solution to a problem only created by not having a long flexy wire. Isn't it.

You said it can't be used when charging, it's sat on charger you can operate phone.

Now, whether the charging pad is where you want it is a different issue.

I have one that is flat, you can operate phone.
I have one that is upright, you can operate phone.
I also, for added bonus, have magsafe one that stays with phone whilst you move it around - so quite like a wired cable......
I aslo, for added bonus 2, have normal cable so can plug in.

There are pros and cons of all options. Either way, the phone still operates when charging (whichever method) and your post could imply to some readers that the phone is inoperable whilst wirelessly charging....

[Blown2CV]

Dracoro said:

Blown2CV said:

Dracoro said:

Blown2CV said:

You can't even use your phone whilst it's charging.

Yes, you can. I’m typing this on a phone that is wirelessly charging.

So did you pull the charger towards you so it is under your head, and flat on the desk.... or have you got one that magnetically sticks to the wall in front of you. Either way it's an awkward solution to a problem only created by not having a long flexy wire. Isn't it.

You said it can't be used when charging, it's sat on charger you can operate phone.

Now, whether the charging pad is where you want it is a different issue.

I have one that is flat, you can operate phone.
I have one that is upright, you can operate phone.
I also, for added bonus, have magsafe one that stays with phone whilst you move it around - so quite like a wired cable......
I aslo, for added bonus 2, have normal cable so can plug in.

There are pros and cons of all options. Either way, the phone still operates when charging (whichever method) and your post could imply to some readers that the phone is inoperable whilst wirelessly charging....

i am not saying it is totally inoperable - just that the point of wireless pads is that they require the phone to be sitting on it, and unless you have a wireless pad in your hand, it is always going to be somewhere less optimal to use... therefore often you lift the phone up, taking it off charge. It's more a point of practicality - it doesn't render the phone totally unusable - i would have thought that was obviously not what i was saying. The fact that you have had to buy 3 different ones for different scenarios and still you need a wire... kind of proves my point of practicality a bit doesn't it?

[SpeckledJim]

I listen to podcasts all night using wired headphones and I was finding that I was pulling the phone off the pad in the middle of the night (what with all the shagging, you know how it is)

So I built this to locate it properly.

[anonymous-user]

Seems an awful lot of effort compared to just plugging a cable in? But then I am old school and still use a wired mouse.

Personally I just want things to work, and the simpler they are, the more likely they are not to have any problems.

[Slow]

Wired headphones are using up the charger port for his use.

[anonymous-user]

Slow said:

Wired headphones are using up the charger port for his use.

Oh yes, forgot about Apple insisting on using one port for charging and for headphones.

[cobra kid]

Joey Deacon said:

Oh yes, forgot about Apple insisting on using one port for charging and for headphones.

And my Huawei as well.