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Is using both wireless/wired charging simultaneously for an iPhone faster?
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The other day my younger sister had her iPhone plugged in via Lightning cable to the wall and she then put the plugged in phone on a wireless charging dock.
She swears it makes the phone charge faster and won't listen to me tell her that the engineers probably didn't design it that way.
Is there any formal documentation from Apple where they mention this use case (and whether or not it would actually charge the phone faster?) I suspect anything but a document written by Apple won't be enough to sway her opinion.
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The other day my younger sister had her iPhone plugged in via Lightning cable to the wall and she then put the plugged in phone on a wireless charging dock.
She swears it makes the phone charge faster and won't listen to me tell her that the engineers probably didn't design it that way.
Is there any formal documentation from Apple where they mention this use case (and whether or not it would actually charge the phone faster?) I suspect anything but a document written by Apple won't be enough to sway her opinion.
iphone charging
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It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
3
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
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1 hour ago
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up vote
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The other day my younger sister had her iPhone plugged in via Lightning cable to the wall and she then put the plugged in phone on a wireless charging dock.
She swears it makes the phone charge faster and won't listen to me tell her that the engineers probably didn't design it that way.
Is there any formal documentation from Apple where they mention this use case (and whether or not it would actually charge the phone faster?) I suspect anything but a document written by Apple won't be enough to sway her opinion.
iphone charging
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
11.3k62842
asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
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The other day my younger sister had her iPhone plugged in via Lightning cable to the wall and she then put the plugged in phone on a wireless charging dock.
She swears it makes the phone charge faster and won't listen to me tell her that the engineers probably didn't design it that way.
Is there any formal documentation from Apple where they mention this use case (and whether or not it would actually charge the phone faster?) I suspect anything but a document written by Apple won't be enough to sway her opinion.
iphone charging
iphone charging
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
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asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
1797
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
11.3k62842
asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
1797
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
11.3k62842
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
11.3k62842
edited 11 mins ago
IconDaemon
11.3k62842
11.3k62842
asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
1797
asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
1797
asked 5 hours ago
scohe001
1797
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It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
3
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
– Tetsujin
1 hour ago
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It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
3
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
– Tetsujin
1 hour ago
It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
3
3
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
– Tetsujin
1 hour ago
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
– Tetsujin
1 hour ago
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Your iPhone won't charge wirelessly when connected to USB. If your
iPhone is connected to your computer with USB, or if it's connected to
a USB power adapter, your iPhone will charge using the USB connection.
Source: How to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later.
edited 3 hours ago
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1 Answer
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Your iPhone won't charge wirelessly when connected to USB. If your
iPhone is connected to your computer with USB, or if it's connected to
a USB power adapter, your iPhone will charge using the USB connection.
Source: How to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later.
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
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add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Your iPhone won't charge wirelessly when connected to USB. If your
iPhone is connected to your computer with USB, or if it's connected to
a USB power adapter, your iPhone will charge using the USB connection.
Source: How to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later.
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Your iPhone won't charge wirelessly when connected to USB. If your
iPhone is connected to your computer with USB, or if it's connected to
a USB power adapter, your iPhone will charge using the USB connection.
Source: How to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later.
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
Your iPhone won't charge wirelessly when connected to USB. If your
iPhone is connected to your computer with USB, or if it's connected to
a USB power adapter, your iPhone will charge using the USB connection.
Source: How to wirelessly charge your iPhone 8 or later.
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
edited 3 hours ago
Nimesh Neema
10k42456
10k42456
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin Grabher
4,16611119
4,16611119
add a comment |Â
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It can't but even if it could, the iPhone limit these days is probably battery health, not how fast you can pour electrons in. If you were able to trick it into charging faster, you'd probably cut your battery life down significantly--possibly it would only last a couple months. (Total guess)
– Bill K
1 hour ago
@BillK her logic was something like "You can charge faster by getting a different power block to plug into the wall, so clearly there's still room for things to go faster. I'm just mimicking having a stronger block by charging from another source too!"
– scohe001
1 hour ago
Ahh, sorry, you are right--I need to read more closely.
– Bill K
1 hour ago
3
"charge faster by getting a different power block" - only up to a point. To over-simplify, you 'push' Volts but you cannot 'push' Amps. Amps are 'pulled' by the device being charged, so if you plug an iPhone into a 0.5A charger.. it's slow because no matter how hard the phone pulls, it is starved. If you plug it into a 2A [eg iPad] charger, it will only pull 1A.
– Tetsujin
1 hour ago