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I switched over to magnetic charging cables a few years back, and would never look back. Keeps the port protected, protects against wear out, and the cables are now universal with Micro USB and lightning devices.

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I use the ones that add on to an existing cable, that way I’m not bound to one cable type. Snatched like 25 of them when they were $2 on AE.

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Clever, I haven’t come across that.

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I’m having trouble seeing how this works and what difference it offers compared to a regular cable. Don’t you just plug a cable into the port regardless? Sorry for the silly question

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I think that the magnetic thing sits constantly in the port, so there’s no risk the charging port gets filled with pocket lint.

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Ah, right. Just like those little aux plugs with funny animals attached for phones and stuff but with additional functionality

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Same here… 6 years now and it’s great.

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This exact type of adapter fried one of the USB C ports in my macbook pro, lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnetic_usbc_cables_are_not_recommended/

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F

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How do you the plugs eliminate fire risk?

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8 points

Keep them clean. There’s no more inherent rush than a regular connector, since the magnetic ones are just the same with a magnet holding them in place instead of friction.

Also, if they were to break, it’s far easier to replace them instead of the port on the phone. I recommend the ones that are just adapters and not the whole cables though, since they let you use the cables you already own.

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Do they break fast charging?

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You should use the usb until you can’t, wireless charging will burn out your battery and you’ll be in the same place you’re in now, but if your port stops working you’ll have the wireless to fall back on.

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You may have responded to the wrong comment.

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