Samsung is working to fix Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra charging issues

Shortly after the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra launched, complaints about the flagships' charging behavior have been piling up in Samsung’s Community Forum and on Reddit. Some early adopters have reported that the smartphone only charges for a short period of time before the charging stops and then restarts. This cycle repeats itself until the smartphone is fully charged, which makes the entire process much slower.

For other users, the issue simply causes very slow charging with 5 to 10 watts, which means that a full charge can take several hours longer than it should. Samsung Italy has now officially acknowledged this problem. Samsung is aware of a problem with 5A cables, which is supposed to be fixed with an upcoming software update. However, Samsung has not specified a specific time frame for the rollout of this much-needed bugfix.

USB-C cables that support 5 amps are usually advertised with a maximum charging power of 100 watts or more, while cables that can charge devices with up to 60 watts only use 3 amps at 20 volts. Under certain circumstances, switching to a USB-C cable that does not support the fastest USB-C Power Delivery standard may fix this issue. The cable that is included with the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra is apparently not affected by this problem, but some users have experienced similar hiccups with this cable.