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From: Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Does a USB hub work to charge multiple phones?
Date: 30 Apr 2024 08:40:38 +0100 (BST)
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Charlie <charlie@nospam.com> wrote:
> In a pinch, when traveling light, could you use a high power single port
> charger with a USB hub connected to it to charge multiple phones?
> 
> Would it work?

It may not pass Power Delivery (probably wouldn't) so you'd be limited to
'slow' charging from 500mA to maybe 2A. But if you don't mind that then it
should work for say charging overnight at the slower rate (eg phones with a
20Wh battery charge in 8 hours at 500mA).

Theo