Why is there a chip inside my phone charger?

>Am I being ripped off?
>Note that I have a google phone.
Then the answer is yes.

>>57695618
It's a obviously a bug

Charge and voltage Controllers i guess.

>>57695618
whats the problem with an IC beeing there?

>>57695690
I just don't know why it's there. I'm a retard when it comes to technical stuff. But honestly I thought you only needed a cable and a plug in to charge a phone. Why all this chip stuff?

>>57695712
>Why all this chip stuff.
Yeah I know right. From the wall to the phone. No need for chips...

Are you retarded?

>>57695782
OP's retarded all right.

>>57695782
Yes I don't know technical stuff. Can you explain why it has a chip and what purpose it serves? I can't find anything on google.

>>57695618
nice b8 m8

>>57695818
It's to keep track of the info on your phone and gives them a back door into it everytime you plug it in to charge.

>>57695818
Oh the chip uses your power line systems as a large antenna for a ham radio system. Everytime you plug in your phone to charge it uses the ham system to sync settings with google.

OP here, I just realized 4chan isn't the best place to ask technical questions. But there's nothing on google about it.

>>57695712
This is why conspiracy theories exist. People who are dumb as rocks notice something "unusual" and then think they get spied on by muh gubmint n shiet

>>57695845
Thank you so much!

>>57695845
Kek

>>57695618
just a shot in the dark but its probably there so it knows to stop charging when the phone reports 100% charge level, or maybe just feed the phone electrical current directly while the battery is in standby

also sends your info to the moon nazis

>>57695618
You know you can just read the model number from the chip and google it so see what it does.
It's probably a controller to talk with the charging chip in the phone so that the charger can give the right amount of power

>>57695618
Something needs to transform your 110 / 230-240 volts from the grid into the 5 volts your usb plug and phone take in, dummy.
IIRC better ones also have overcharge protectors.

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>>57695882
I knew it!

>>57695618
Its a botnet and you need to remove it

>>57695854
But you literally are being spied on by "muh gubmint n shiet"

>>57695618
Apple™ DRM Charger™©

>>57695712
because you need some smarts to stop the wall socket from sticking as much possible current into your tiny little 3000mAh battery. Plus you don't want it to over charge and blow the fuck up now do you?

>>57695853
Because you're using inappropriate search terms due to being a technical retard and knowing virtually nothing while thinking you know quite a lot.