Detecting a Soft Short Circuit at a Charging Interface of an Electronic Device

A computer-implemented method for detecting soft short circuits at a charging interface of an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining an initial voltage measurement of a voltage reference that is electrically coupled to the charging interface of the electronic device. The method includes obtaining a plurality of additional voltage measurements of the voltage reference. The method includes detecting a soft short circuit at the charging interface based, at least in part, on the initial voltage measurement and a voltage measurement of the plurality of additional voltage measurements that is most recent in time. The method further includes causing the electronic device to perform one or more control actions in response to detecting the soft short circuit at the charging interface.