Inductive Charger

The Qi in my truck has always been finicky at best with my S6. But recently it has started flashing both amber and green lights simultaneously. I'm assuming that's an error message. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

Also, charging via the usb and the cigarette lighter both suck as well. They are both ungodly slow for me. Has anyone found a fast way to charge your phone?

 

My USB charges my phone pretty quick.

Never used the Qi.

 

Amazon -> Anker USB charger -> $$$

seriously, the Anker USB charger will fast-charge any compatible phone i've tried with it (Nexus 4, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Google Pixel).

 

Plugged directly into the USB port next to the 3.5mm input? Mine charges about 4%/hour, and using the cigarette lighter is almost if not as slow. This is with the red wire that came with the truck as well as the micro USB that came with my winch remote.

 

buy an anker USB charger with the 2.1 watt or was it amp out put. my iPhone 6 charge from zero to full in less then 45mins.

 

there is a 24 watt anker that's black with red stripe for like $8. Then there's a 39 watt USB 3.0 that has kindof a carbon fibre look and it's $25.

 

Yep. That's the one. I also use the red charging cable that came with the truck. I have an iPhone 5, so maybe that's why it charges so fast? Not sure if it'll charge the bigger phones as fast.

 

Do you have a picture of the qi charger in the truck? I don't have a 3rd gen.

What I do have is 4 qi chargers throughout my house. Usually when they blink like that the phone needs to be re-positioned for better contact.

Do you have a case on your phone?

 

No, and both lights were flashing simultaneously.

It has worked in the past. Even with my case, I just had to find the exact right spot to put it in. These error flashes are a new occurrence.

Nevertheless, I just ordered an Anker fast car charger so I should be good to go!

 

I've tried a few different iPhones and can't get them to charge. Amber light stays on forever, phone makes no progress charging. Otter boxes and cases off and on. Didn't seem to make a difference.

Any suggestions?

Bob

 

Not sure if you mean using qi charger but if so iPhone doesn't support qi charging.

 

My note 5 is designed for wireless charging and it only charges 1% every 10 minutes. It's borderline worthless.