https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475026#M200966 No If you connect your phone via the USB it gets charged. It doesn't matter if you don't use the USB connection at all or transfer files or tether your data connection or do any other stuff while it's connected.<BR /><BR />The charging circuit doesn't even know that it's connected via USB and that there's data flowing. It just happily charges the phone with the power supplied via USB.<BR /><BR />But still it depends on the another device or network if anything malicious is running there it may harm your device Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:18:09 GMT indiantrueindian 2021-09-05T05:18:09Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475008#M200964 Is USB tethering harmful for phone ? Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:16:12 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475008#M200964 AtikHasn 2021-09-05T05:16:12Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475019#M200965 I don't think so...<BR />I am using daily for 3 to 4 hours... from more than one year...<BR />I didn't faced any problem(related to battery) Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:17:33 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475019#M200965 a4w5r6gs4sdyfycyvvyc 2021-09-05T05:17:33Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475026#M200966 No If you connect your phone via the USB it gets charged. It doesn't matter if you don't use the USB connection at all or transfer files or tether your data connection or do any other stuff while it's connected.<BR /><BR />The charging circuit doesn't even know that it's connected via USB and that there's data flowing. It just happily charges the phone with the power supplied via USB.<BR /><BR />But still it depends on the another device or network if anything malicious is running there it may harm your device Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:18:09 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475026#M200966 indiantrueindian 2021-09-05T05:18:09Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475073#M200968 You didn't banned still now ! Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:22:59 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475073#M200968 Anonymous 2021-09-05T05:22:59Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475095#M200969 Slow charging for long hours degrades the battery Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:24:12 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475095#M200969 Anonymous 2021-09-05T05:24:12Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475106#M200970 Get lost <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smirking_face:">😏</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":unamused_face:">😒</span> Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:25:17 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475106#M200970 a4w5r6gs4sdyfycyvvyc 2021-09-05T05:25:17Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475121#M200971 What <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":dizzy_face:">😵</span>🤯 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:27:15 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475121#M200971 Anonymous 2021-09-05T05:27:15Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475144#M200974 Chal be kaan ke andhe....<BR />Tu apna illaj karwa le Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:31:37 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475144#M200974 a4w5r6gs4sdyfycyvvyc 2021-09-05T05:31:37Z https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475994#M201023 But better than Mobile Hotspot + Adapter charging.<BR />That's gonna heat up. Sun, 05 Sep 2021 07:41:34 GMT https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/USB-Tethering/m-p/9475994#M201023 AlphaTrion 2021-09-05T07:41:34Z