Should you use the charger your phone came with?

Most of the time—but not always—the charger that came bundled with your phone will fit the bill. As long as you’re using the right cable or the right wireless standard (and it’s difficult not to), you can use just about any charger with your phone.

Are USB plug sockets safe?

USB wall sockets installed in homes and other private locations will transfer data in the same way, but are much less open to being compromised and so are generally safe to use.

Can you use a USB as a charger?

To be able to charge with the USB Cable, you need to have the necessary USB drivers installed on your PC first. Connect one end of the USB Cable to the USB/Charger Port on your phone (as shown above) and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC. It is best to use the rear USB port when connecting to a desktop PC.

Are USB sockets a fire risk?

The USB integrated charger socket is designed to replicate the way in which the manufacturer’s charger would work. This prevents the risk of over or under-loading sockets, a phenomenon which is a common cause of house fires and damages to people and property.

Is it safe to plug a phone charger into a USB?

Yes, generally it is safe to plug your cable into a USB plug socket. But it depends on your power supply and quality of your USB socket. Even if you’re using your phone’s charger into voltage mains, that also is not completely safer if you haven’t paid enough attention to your selection of sockets and electrical wiring.

Can I use my old USB cables for charging?

You could probably use whatever cable you have already since the end that goes into the phone is Lightning, as long as you don’t mind slower charging. Yeh you can use your old cables. High speed charging is from what you plug wire into. You won’t have high speed charging if plug into the original usb type A brick which is 5watts.

Is it safe to plug USB devices into a wall socket?

In most cases this should be acceptable. Plugging USB devices into “smart” products such as laptops and tablets which monitor and control the output should, in theory, be safer than the use of wall sockets. However, as always, check the manufacturer’s instructions.

Can you plug any USB device into any USB cable?

In short, no: You can plug any USB device into any USB cable and into any USB port, and nothing will explode — and in fact, using a more powerful charger should speed up battery charging. We now do this all the time with our mobile devices here at ExtremeTech, and we’ve never had a problem.