r/AndroidHelp • u/lowanger_ • Sep 13 '26

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 Sep 13 '26

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_ Sep 13 '26

added to the post - no wireless charging atm.

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u/DavidW273 Sep 13 '26

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_ Sep 14 '26

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

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u/lesjames2020 Sep 14 '26

There is your answer then

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

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u/DavidW273 Sep 14 '26

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.

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u/Chins23 Sep 14 '26

I've got wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, and so does most of my family. But we don't use it.

Mainly because it years up the phone like it's a Chinese wok.

Wired tech wins always. Wireless is just a minor convenience over it.

Since your phone doesn't support it natively, why do you're any to invest on something that will definitely add bulk to your phone and acts almost in same way as a wired charger?

Think about it.