You should therefore not charge your smartphone in the café

Almost every smartphone is plugged in every day, also in the café and other public places. In this practical tip, we will tell you why charging is problematic here.

Charging your mobile phone in public places: is there a danger?

• Only electricity flows through a socket, and data can also flow through USB connections. Sockets are scarce at airports, train stations and cafés. More and more USB ports appear.
• However, such USB connections can be manipulated quite easily. Not only can data be read out unnoticed, but malware can also be transmitted. Android smartphones in particular are at risk.
• To protect your Android smartphone, you should disable USB debugging and files from unknown sources. If you have not changed these settings manually, your smartphone is already set correctly. Most cell phones even ask whether you should only charge or transfer data.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to charge your cell phone battery correctly.