Samsung Galaxy S23 series will be able to use your charger for direct power, bypassing battery - 9to5Google

Gamers using the Galaxy S23 series are in for a bit of a treat, as a new feature on Samsung’s latest flagships allows for savings on heat by allowing a charger to supply power directly to the phone, rather than charging the battery.

First spotted by Malaysia-based YouTube channel NL Tech, a new feature on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series allows users to “Pause USB Power Delivery.” The setting can be found in Samsung’s “Game Booster” menu and is described as follows:

To prevent phone heating, pause charging when a USB Power Delivery enabled charger is connected and the battery is over 20%.

As shown in the video, enabling this setting reduced power consumption while gaming from 17W down to a mere 6W.

For most folks, this feature wouldn’t be quite as useful, as it would mean losing the benefit of a fully charged battery following a session playing games while their phone is plugged in.

If this “battery bypass” does expand, though, it seems likely it would either be with One UI 5.1 updates or future releases such as the Galaxy Z Fold 5.