Guide – How to Turn on Wireless Charging for Samsung Galaxy s8 [2020]

The Samsung Galaxy s8 is one of the few smartphones that support wireless charging. It is compatible with all Qi-certified wireless chargers. Although if you are looking for the ideal charger for your new s8, you should pick one that has the fast charging feature enabled.

Samsung does have its wireless chargers, but a good Qi fast charger should also let you enjoy fast charging on the s8.

How to turn on wireless charging in S8

Wireless charging on the galaxy s8 is pretty straightforward.

Once you place your device on a Qi powered wireless charger, your s8 will automatically start charging.

The speed of charging will depend on whether the charger is fast (10W) or slow(5W). Old wireless chargers generally have a 5w power output, whereas the new ones that have fast charging enabled and operate on a 9w or 10w power.

How to enable Fast wireless charging in s8

The s8 is different when it comes to fast wireless charging.

You won’t find an option in the Advanced menu to toggle fast charging.

Before you get to this, there are a few things you need to make sure to enjoy the fast charging feature-

1. Use a new fast charger that is capable of charging at a 9w or 10w output.
2. Some wireless chargers do not get shipped with adapters. For fast charging, you should have a QC2.0/QC3.0 (9V, 1.67A) adapter.

Enable fast charging

• Connect the adapter to your wireless charger and turn it on.
• Place your s8 on the charger
• Go into Settings > Device care > Battery >Settings (top right three-dot button).
• Scroll down to find the ‘Fast wireless charging’ button. Toggle it as per your use.

How to make the right choice of wireless charger for Samsung Galaxy S8 & Plus

There are a few things that you need to make sure when you purchase a wireless charger for your s8 or s8 plus.

Power output

S8 plus offers fast charging, and to enjoy this feature, you should buy a charger capable of giving a 10w output. Chargers providing a lower output than this will charge your phone slowly.

Qi certification

Qi wireless charging standard makes sure that wireless chargers are safe to use and do not cause any unwanted heat transfers and overloading of power on the device. 

Hence recommendation is that your new wireless charger should be a Qi-certified product. This make sure that the product have gone through rigorous tests for safety energy efficiency and durability.

Heat control

There can be heating issues while using the wireless charger. So, make sure the charger has a cooling system that can deal with this issue.

Compatibility

As there is a range of wireless chargers that are recommended by Samsung for the s8 and s8plus, be sure to use a charger updated with the fast charging feature.

Personal Usage

You will find a wide variety of designs out there. Choose one that fits your lifestyle optimally.

How long does it take for an s8 to charge with a wireless charger?

No matter how much we use our phones daily, we dislike charging them at inconvenient times. Wireless chargers have evolved charging in a way where you can use your phone even when it is charging. Besides, you need not worry about connecting and reconnecting it to a cable all day.

In ideal conditions, with the correct wireless charger, the s8 takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes to charge completely with fast charge enabled.

If you use your phone during charging or if the screen is on, the charging time will increase.

If you use the wrong adapter or just don’t use the fast charging feature, it can take more than three hours to charge your phone.

How does one know that s8 & plus is charging on a wireless charger?

The indication system is pretty much the same for wired and wireless charging for the s8 plus. Once the phone placed in range with the wireless charger, you will see that the screen lights up and gives you a notification that it is charging

Now, if you are charging your phone wireless, the s8 will provide a little notification at the bottom of the screen that reads ‘charging wirelessly.’

However, if fast charging is enabled, the s8 plus will give notification on the bottom of the screen that reads ‘fast charging wirelessly.’

Why wireless charging with s8 not working

It is possible then you run into issues with the s8 /s8 plus while trying to charge it wirelessly. While it can be frustrating to put all that effort and not have it work, understand that there are ways you can tackle this little hiccup.

Incompatible chargers can be a reason why your s8 won’t charge wirelessly. If you are using an old wireless charger and hoping it will do the trick, you might be heading for disappointment. In case you bought a charger that says ‘fast charge’ but only gives a 5w output, then it will not be able to fast charge your s8 wirelessly.

Incompatible adapters can also hamper charging/fast charging. Make sure you have a compatible adapter (as mentioned above). You can also use the c type charger provided by Samsung as an adapter.

Dead/slow ports can be another reason why your wireless charger is not able to draw enough power. If you are using a spike board, try and use a different socket and connect the adapter directly to the electric socket .

Lose connections may also be a silly mistake you made while putting everything together. Make sure your adapter cable locks into both ports and the phone placed correctly.

Phone cases can be too thick for wireless charging. Try charging your phone wirelessly by taking off the cover or use a thin case. Check the specification of wireless charger, it will have the thickness of the phone case with which the wireless charging can still happen.

Fake adaptors might also be the root cause of your problem. When everything right and your s8 still refuses to fast charge, just switch it with a different Samsung fast adapter and test it out. If it works out, the other one was likely a fake.

App interference can lead to charging issues sometimes. To make sure you don’t have anything interfering with the charging process, just clear the Temporary cache files from your s8.

To do that, you need to power down your phone and hold press the volume up, big speed, and power button at the same time until your phone boots up in recovery mode. Choose ‘wipe cache partition’ using the volume rockers and use the power button to select the option. Reboot your phone normally and try wireless charging again.

A force restart is another way to troubleshoot this issue. For that, you need to press the volume down and power button until you see the Samsung logo. Once it pops up, you can release the button and wait for the phone to reboot.

Reset settings is the final way to make sure any user setting is not interfering with charging your phone. It is not a factory reset. Besides, you will not lose any data by doing so. Reset Settings may clear your WiFi password data, wallpaper, ringtone, etc. 

Do this by going into settings > general management > reset > reset settings.

Wireless Chargers for Samsung Galaxy s8 in 2020

Here are a few Qi powered chargers for the s8 that have proved their performance this year, and are highly recommended

Samsung Qi-certified Fast charge convertible stand/pad

• Qi-Certified
• This product developed by Samsung is a high recommendation for the s8/s8 plus.
• It is capable of giving out a 9w charging power that allows your device to charge rapidly.
• The device is equipped with silent cooling fans to take care of any heating issues.
• The charger also uses as a pad where you can horizontally place your phone. It can also be a charging stand where you can place your phone on an elevated angle for a better view of notifications.
• It ships along with the Samsung wall charger, which finds its use as an adapter

iOttie Ion Wireless Fast Charging Stand

• Qi-Certified
• The charger is enabled to provide fast-charging up to 10w for Samsung phones.
• It has a unique standing design and can blend perfectly on your work desk.
• It comes with a small status indicator that helps you know if your device is charging correctly.
• The charger is unique in design, equipped with two charging coils. In other words, you can rest your phone vertically or sideways, depending on how you want to use your phone while on the charge.

Anker Wireless Charger, PowerWave Stand, Qi-Certified Stand

This charger lets you charge your s8 efficiently. A high-efficiency chipset provides 10W high-speed charging for Samsung Galaxy.

It is designed as a stand to make sure you can view notifications while the phone charges.

It has a fast charge capacity of 10w to make sure there is enough power to use the quick charge feature on the s8.

The PowerWave technology helps the charger to automatically detects a Qi powered device when placed on it and provide the optimal power to charge it.

It is phone case friendly ,as the PowerWave charges directly through protective cases. Rubber/plastic/TPU cases less than 5 mm thick only.

It allows you to use your phone sideways or vertically, depending on your usage.

Anker Wireless Charger, PowerWave Pad

The wireless charger has proved its worth across all leading smartphones and mainly Samsung Galaxy Series.

This charger has a pad design, and it is exceptionally compact.

Equipped with a 10w power output, it holds recommendation for Samsung smartphones.

Has a set-out indicator that lets you know if there is an issue with wireless charging.

The charger has Powerwave technology that detects Qi powered devices and uses optimal electricity to charge them. Thus, bridging the gap between wireless and wired charging speeds.

It is phone case friendly , capable of charging your phone through cases that are 5mm thick or less.

The charging pad can also charge AirPods/galaxy buds wirelessly.

Conclusion

Samsung Galaxy S8, is a great phone but still have issues as we use. The wireless charging for S8 does has some issues, but if you choose the wireless charger wisely and follow the simple instruction about the various indicators of the wireless charger then charging wirelessly is a great experience.