3rd party charger problem
Hey forum, just had a search for my issue and already found this discussion, which is closed:
So I want to chime in as another not so happy person. I was testing my new Zenfone 8 on my Anker Powerport Atom III Slim 63w USB C port and it started charging, first showing normal charge, then 1 second quick charge, then not charging, repeat forever. Yes, there are a million charging standards, but this is clearly erroneous behavior which cannot be good for the battery, I was lucky to catch it before going to sleep.
USB A-to-C ports luckily work, though slowly.
Also yes, the charger works with literally any other device and I am aware the Zenfone's manual says to only use the first party charger. Everyone, including Asus, must be aware that this would be an insane limitation. You expect me to carry my 1st party charger everywhere just in case I need a charge and they only have incompatible chargers? Come on.
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That's weird. It charges perfectly fine (fast) with my Anker PowerPort PD II and my Anker PowerPort+ 5.
PS With third-party cables as well...
Chek my thread, I've tested a lot of cables and chargers, not all cables are good for Zenfone
https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/57846/one-more-hardware-issue#latest
Thanks, very interesting read. In my case, I have a cables problem with my car: Android Auto keeps connecting and disconnecting several times a second when I connect it; and with 'usual' cables it takes a few trials to get it to work stably (i.e., it won't disconnect anymore). I have only found only 2 cables (the cheapest, generic usb-c cables I have, one from a Cubot phone), out of over 10, with which this never happens.
With charging, on the other hand, I have no issues. The phone fast-charges with all the dozen or so cables I have (they include 2x Google PD, as well as cables from phones by Oneplus, Huawei, Sony, Xiaomi and a few others). I usually charge my phone with an older Aukey QC3 charger, Anker PD II, Sony QC3 or and Anker Powerport 5 (depending on room). (In fact, I used the bundled Asus charger and cable exactly once...)
Wow, that's a lot of work you put in there, thanks for the source. I tried with a USB-C-to-USB-C cable I had before which was charging my previous phone and a tablet fine, and also tried with the one Asus sent with the new phone. Same symptoms both times. Not sure I'm in the mood for a large cable tryout... USB charging is such a mess at the moment.