A method comprising: identifying, by a mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), one or more short-range wireless communication signals that are associated with a vehicle computing system (100, 200) of a vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), based on the one or more short-range wireless communication signals, that the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) is proximate to the vehicle computing system (100, 200); responsive to determining that the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) is proximate to the vehicle computing system (100, 200), identifying, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), an electrical connection between the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) and the vehicle, wherein the electrical connection is provided by an electrical cable (119, 219) that connects a port (121, 221, 321) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) to a port (115, 215) of the vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), whether the electrical connection is a charge-only connection by periodically monitoring by a charge-only detector (366, 466) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) a state of at least one of the port (121, 221, 321) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) or of the electrical connection, wherein the charge-only connection enables an electrical charging or discharging of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) but prohibits any data transfer between the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) and the vehicle computing system (100, 200); and responsive to the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) determining, based on the monitoring, that the electrical connection is the charge-only connection, outputting, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), a notification indicative of the charge-only connection. identifying, by a mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), one or more short-range wireless communication signals that are associated with a vehicle computing system (100, 200) of a vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), based on the one or more short-range wireless communication signals, that the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) is proximate to the vehicle computing system (100, 200); responsive to determining that the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) is proximate to the vehicle computing system (100, 200), identifying, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), an electrical connection between the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) and the vehicle, wherein the electrical connection is provided by an electrical cable (119, 219) that connects a port (121, 221, 321) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) to a port (115, 215) of the vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), whether the electrical connection is a charge-only connection by periodically monitoring by a charge-only detector (366, 466) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) a state of at least one of the port (121, 221, 321) of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) or of the electrical connection, wherein the charge-only connection enables an electrical charging or discharging of the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) but prohibits any data transfer between the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) and the vehicle computing system (100, 200); and responsive to the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320) determining, based on the monitoring, that the electrical connection is the charge-only connection, outputting, by the mobile computing device (120, 220, 320), a notification indicative of the charge-only connection.