Significance of attack surface reduction from charging wireless only

fxnn

I've recently boughy a wireless charging device, which then gave me an idea: I currently have my USB-C port on "charging only" almost 24/7 (except for the rare times when I actually need to use it for somethint else). If I'd use wireless charging only, I'd be able to instead turn the USB-C port off completely. Now I need your help to evaluate/judge wether that would be worth it.

How significant would the attack surface reduction be from charging wireless only and disabling USB-C compared to having it on "charging only"? On the other hand, are there drawbacks or risks involved in wireless charging?

Thanks!

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fxnn The wireless charge "port" has no physical ability to transfer data. This may be of significance. Then again, the usb C port control feature disables data lines on a hardware level.

hamlet9371

Pixels charge slowly, while wireless-only make it worse. Wireless chargers are either too lame or too big to carry around. Those are drawbacks, not sure about any security benefits.
I think stick to charging-only usb will be fine.

Roger

My work uses iphones running custom proprietary software to do some work related tasks, and the battery life is atrocious because all my coworkers use wireless chargers. I can personally attest to the battery life degradation from that type of charging on iphones, not sure if it translates to pixels though.

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Roger

I charged my pixel 5 wireless only for over 3 years and it was still fine. I am doing the same thing now with my pixel 8. Have a few wireless pads around the house and drop the phone on a pad few times a day for a short period of time, the phone is almost never low on battery that way.