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Fast charging not working on your Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+? Blame Samsung. A number of Galaxy S8 owners across the globe are complaining about fast charging and wireless fast charging not working properly on their device.
The features seemingly stopped working after a recent software update from Samsung. While fast charging is not working for a majority of users, the broken wireless fast charging issue affects only a limited number of users. Apparently, the latter set of users complain are also complaining about the display of their Galaxy S8 randomly turning on/off when placed on the wireless charger.
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The issue with wired fast charging seems to be present irrespective of whether one charges their Galaxy S8 with the bundled stock charger or a third-party one, while the fast wireless charging issue seems to occur only with third-party chargers.
Samsung is yet to acknowledge the issue but considering how widespread it is, it is likely that a recent software update from the Korean company borked the fast charging functionality.
Considering the beefy batteries that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ come with, they can take a fair bit longer when charged without fast charging. Thus, it is understandable why many Galaxy S8 owners are frustrated with the sudden lack of fast charging on their devices.
[Via SamMobile]
