Pixel 6a charger issue :(

harishkumaran2004

Sadly Pixel 6a doesn't ship with an adapter in the box.
So Pixel 6a users must buy an adapter separately.
Sadly Google doesn't sell an adapter in their Google Store in India.
It is not available in Google's partner store Flipkart too.
So what adapter should I buy?
Please make sure your suggestions are available inside the followig two stores

Thanks in advance!!!

MetropleX

harishkumaran2004 from a cursory look knowing how Anker, Aukey and Belkin create full USB Compliant cable and seeing a lot of unknown quantities regards reputation I'd go for this:

https://www.flipkart.com/anker-20-w-mobile-powerport-iii-nano-20w-pd-adapter-charger/p/itm0dda911adda63

Hulk

harishkumaran2004
You can get Pixel Stand (2nd gen) here:
https://www.amazon.in/Google-Pixel-Stand-2nd-Gen/dp/B09HL8RZ6W

Pixel 6a does not have wireless charging capabilities, but the Pixel Stand (2nd gen) also comes with the official Google 30W charger and a fairly long USB C-to-C cable.

harishkumaran2004

Hulk That is just too pricey its more than half of the price of the device itself. I am not that rich to buy it.

MetropleX There is also google's official 30W charger selling for 2000 rupees. Would you suggest this one over that? If so please say whether you are also using a 3rd party charger.
Thanks in advance!

harishkumaran2004

My Anker

MetropleX I bought and was using the charger you recommended for almost 6 months.
Now suddenly it stopped working for no reason. Support for Anker seems too poor too. I would recommend everyone not to use third party chargers and use only GOOGLE's official charger after this event. It would also be better if Google's store was better in handling these kind of orders rather than relying on resellers.
Okay at the end of the day, it's just waste of money :(

MetropleX

harishkumaran2004 I never use third party chargers other than for in car charging. If you can purchase an official charger then that would be my advice, Anker however are a known good quality standard compliant brand that I would trust too. You pay your money and take your choice.

de0u

harishkumaran2004 I slow-charge my 6a with a random USB cable from a USB-A port on my old laptop. It's slow, but the phone never gets warm. I think I paid $3 for the cable at a gas station. It's not clear an expensive charger is necessary.

W1zardK1ng

https://amzn.eu/d/gEn07Re this one from samsung is a good choice, the price goes below ₹1000 at times.

harishkumaran2004

W1zardK1ng

de0u

I read this article by Peter Easton about battery management.

https://akc3n.page/posts/battery-management/

It's just confusing at the end whether plugging in all time is a good choice. It would be better if GrapheneOS itself had an Article about Battery Management, it would be more trustworthy.

I have tried to claim warranty for the Anker charger I bought. It has 18 month warranty and it has only been 6 months of using it. I have asked for a refund and so I could buy a Google Charger instead of it, they would respond within 2 days.