Does the USB port charge your phone? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

EAGLE5 · 04-08-2013, 05:58 PM

Mine doesn't. The service guy tells me no. To me, this is just bizarre, a USB port that doesn't charge. Does yours?

Kensurs · 04-08-2013, 05:58 PM

Charges my iPhone 5.

naikaidriver · 04-08-2013, 06:09 PM

Depends on the phone.

Mine won't charge my Windows 8 Phone (HTC 8x), but charges my wife's, Android (HTC Evo) just fine.

Scott

Chen · 04-08-2013, 06:14 PM

Charges my blackberry z10 and my iPhone 5

pheoxs · 04-08-2013, 06:16 PM

Charges my nexus, just very slowly.

norsamerican · 04-08-2013, 06:18 PM

Charges Samsung Galaxy SIII fine.

strat61caster · 04-08-2013, 06:25 PM

Won't charge my S2 or gfs S3, might have to try again based on the above.

Not all USB ports are created equal (1.0 vs 2.0, powered vs unpowered), besides if you're in a bind the cigarette lighter works great and adapters are cheap.

CBR600RR · 04-08-2013, 06:28 PM

Charges my iPhone4 but much slower that my wall charger.

MadFRS · 04-08-2013, 07:31 PM

Charges my iPhone 4S...but slowly like everyone else

The iPhone wall charger is 5W charger, so I would assume the USB doesn't have that full 5W output. Phones with bigger batteries will need a higher wattage and/or just charge slowly

Anthonytpt · 04-08-2013, 07:52 PM

What everyone else has said: charges really slow, as in just a c-hair over keeping it alive.

B L U E S L A T E · 04-08-2013, 08:08 PM

I assume it's only 1 amp port... it charges extremely slow for my iPhone 5. Depends on the phones, it might not charge the battery. It certainly doesn't charge my iPad Mini.

SubieNate · 04-08-2013, 08:17 PM

Any USB with a data connection charges at a max of .5A as per the USB standards. On a charge only plug you can get close to 1A on most phones. I bought a USB charger for my car so that I can use the GPS on the phone and still charge. Before it would act as if it was charging and then die unexpectedly.

The way Android and Apple signal charge rate is different. Android just shorts the data connection, Apple chargers send a specific voltage that tells the in-phone battery regulator what rate it can charge at. Charging an Android phone on a USB plug meant for Apple products won't hurt it, but it may limit it to .5A. Both will be limited to .5A on a computer or other connection that also has data capability (e.g., our car's plug).

Nathan

Yruyur · 04-08-2013, 08:38 PM

Was wondering if there was a way to splice a 2.1 amp power feed into the usb port to charge while freeing up my cigarette lighter. I have a usb hub that has a power brick to make it 2.0 capable. Wonder if something like that could be used.

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marky · 04-08-2013, 08:38 PM

I bought a powergen on amazon for like 10$.. Charges fast 2amp works very good on my iPad /nexus 7/GS3/iPhone.. Its like begin plug to the wall.. The USB port on FRS don't even supply 1 amp of charging power that's why it charges slow..

04-08-2013, 05:58 PM	#2
Kensurs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S 6MT Location: Portland, OR Posts: 182 Thanks: 57 Thanked 51 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Charges my iPhone 5. __________________

04-08-2013, 06:09 PM	#3
naikaidriver Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S AT Asphalt Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 770 Thanks: 145 Thanked 673 Times in 289 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Depends on the phone. Mine won't charge my Windows 8 Phone (HTC 8x), but charges my wife's, Android (HTC Evo) just fine. Scott __________________

04-08-2013, 06:18 PM	#6
norsamerican Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Houston Posts: 539 Thanks: 101 Thanked 233 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Charges Samsung Galaxy SIII fine. __________________ Avant-Garde Wheels

04-08-2013, 08:38 PM	#13
Yruyur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion fr-s asphalt M/T Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 1,631 Times in 941 Posts Mentioned: 96 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Was wondering if there was a way to splice a 2.1 amp power feed into the usb port to charge while freeing up my cigarette lighter. I have a usb hub that has a power brick to make it 2.0 capable. Wonder if something like that could be used. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 __________________

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MadFRS Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: UltraMarine FR-S Location: Madison, WI Posts: 170 Thanks: 170 Thanked 70 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Charges my iPhone 4S...but slowly like everyone else The iPhone wall charger is 5W charger, so I would assume the USB doesn't have that full 5W output. Phones with bigger batteries will need a higher wattage and/or just charge slowly

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B L U E S L A T E Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: BMW E84 Location: SoCal Posts: 706 Thanks: 635 Thanked 388 Times in 219 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I assume it's only 1 amp port... it charges extremely slow for my iPhone 5. Depends on the phones, it might not charge the battery. It certainly doesn't charge my iPad Mini.

04-08-2013, 08:17 PM	#12
SubieNate Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Ultramarine Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 959 Thanks: 288 Thanked 560 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any USB with a data connection charges at a max of .5A as per the USB standards. On a charge only plug you can get close to 1A on most phones. I bought a USB charger for my car so that I can use the GPS on the phone and still charge. Before it would act as if it was charging and then die unexpectedly. The way Android and Apple signal charge rate is different. Android just shorts the data connection, Apple chargers send a specific voltage that tells the in-phone battery regulator what rate it can charge at. Charging an Android phone on a USB plug meant for Apple products won't hurt it, but it may limit it to .5A. Both will be limited to .5A on a computer or other connection that also has data capability (e.g., our car's plug). Nathan

04-08-2013, 08:38 PM	#14
marky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2020 BRZ tS #54 Location: san diego ca Posts: 1,142 Thanks: 616 Thanked 824 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bought a powergen on amazon for like 10$.. Charges fast 2amp works very good on my iPad /nexus 7/GS3/iPhone.. Its like begin plug to the wall.. The USB port on FRS don't even supply 1 amp of charging power that's why it charges slow..

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