Not only did Apple spend a ton of money and time in the research leading up to its proprietary reversibleLightningcable for charging, but they’ve also made the software that handles charging your iOS device intelligent too.
Nevertheless, charging your device can sometimes be followed by some frustrating problems, and they’re all too common. In this piece, we’ll go over some of those problems charging iPhone and iPad, and what you can do totroubleshootthem.
Common problems when charging iOS devices
When it comes to iOS devices, there are a number of issues that can arise. I can honestly say that I’ve experienced every single one of the issues I’m about ro cover, and as a result, I’d assume most of you have experienced at least one or more of the issues outlined below:
If you’ve ever had any of these problems charging your iPhone or iPad, you’ve come to the right article, because we’ll be talking about how to troubleshoot these issues and get yourbatteryall charged up for a day’s worth of use.
What to do when your device isn’t charging
I’ve had scenarios with Apple’s OEM Lightning cables simply don’t get recognized by my iPhone or iPad when I plug it in, as well as with third-party Lightning cables. It seems to be some kind of fluke, but typically is pretty easy to fix.
What to do when a device is charging too slowly
In some cases, the problems charging your iPhone or iPad might not be with the device not charging at all, but rather with the device charging too slowly. Here are some things you can try in this scenario:
What to do when the Status Bar says “Not Charging”
Sometimes when you plug in an iPad, which requires a higher power output to charge, and the charging accessory you’re using doesn’t support the higher amount of power output, your iPad might display the words “Not Charging” in place of the battery percentage. Here are some things you can do to fix this:
What to do when iOS says your accessory isn’t certified
If you ever get strange pop-up alerts on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad when you attempt to charge it with the inexpensive Lightning cable you just bought from Walmart,Ebay, orAmazon, you’re not alone. After all, Apple’s OEM replacements are expensive, and third-party cables are cheaper.
The only problem with this is Apple has a little chip inside of the cables that the iOS device communicates with and it tells the device whether or not the cable is ‘Made for iPhone’ orMFi certified. If it’s not, you may get these little error messages every so often, and the wording sometimes varies depending on the scenario.
Here’s what you can do:
Conclusion
Hopefully you’ve been able to sort out the problems charging your iPhone or iPad after following some of these tips.
Charging glitches are far from uncommon on Apple-branded mobile devices, and I’m not saying they’re uncommon on other brands of mobile devices either, but from my experience I’ve had trouble with almost everything on this list at least once in my life. Nevertheless, it’s usually always something really stupid and easy to fix.
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