Charging iPhone While Sleeping

Brandon0448 · Jun 15, 2012, 01:10 PM

My MBA will no longer charge my iPhone while it is sleeping. Before I use to be able to open up my MB, plug in my phone, close it and my phone would continue charging. But it no longer does this! Now about 5 seconds after closing my lid my phone stops charging.

I have been searching for a while over many different forums trying to find a solution but it seems like most people just say its not possible when I know for a fact that it is! When I first got my MBA I thought it was amazing that it had this feature and I would bring my MBA along with me while camping and use it as a charger for my phone. Considering I could get many full charges to my phone from my MBA's full charge.

Thank you in advance for any info because this was one of my favorite features of my MBA!

waa1futs · Jan 31, 2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon0448

My MBA will no longer charge my iPhone while it is sleeping. Before I use to be able to open up my MB, plug in my phone, close it and my phone would continue charging. But it no longer does this! Now about 5 seconds after closing my lid my phone stops charging.

I have been searching for a while over many different forums trying to find a solution but it seems like most people just say its not possible when I know for a fact that it is! When I first got my MBA I thought it was amazing that it had this feature and I would bring my MBA along with me while camping and use it as a charger for my phone. Considering I could get many full charges to my phone from my MBA's full charge.

Thank you in advance for any info because this was one of my favorite features of my MBA!

Mine just started doing this as well, when I first got my Macbook I could do this same thing; Open it, plug in my iPhone, then close the lid and it would continue to charge. Now today it stopped doing that and shuts off charging after 10 seconds or so. Any reason why?

mrsir2009 · Feb 1, 2013, 02:37 AM

Upgraded to iOS6 recently, by any chance? I don't know if it's related to the problem at all, but if all you guys who are experiencing the problem have recently upgraded your phones it could be a bug in iOS6?

cjgonzales1900 · Feb 1, 2013, 04:46 AM

Maybe the new MBA update that just rolled out by apple as to do something with it.

wolfpuppies3 · Feb 1, 2013, 09:57 AM

My iPhone came with an Apple charger. It works fine.

Mrbobb · Feb 1, 2013, 11:16 AM

If this was a Windows machine I would tell you to simply go into Hardware configuration and make sure the USB ports do not power down when sleep. I don't know how to do that in OSX. Try googling "osx leave usb powered on."

tdhurst · Feb 1, 2013, 12:56 PM

Mine works, as long as the MBA is plugged in.

Mrbobb · Feb 1, 2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tdhurst

Mine works, as long as the MBA is plugged in.

Could it be *that* simple? <gasp> Apple doesn't want us to steal from John to pay Paul? What if one has a huge chest pain and must use phone?

tdhurst · Feb 1, 2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrbobb

Could it be *that* simple? <gasp> Apple doesn't want us to steal from John to pay Paul? What if one has a huge chest pain and must use phone?

I suppose if it worked without the MBA being plugged in (while it's closed, anyway), you could wake up with a charged phone and a dead MBA, which may not at all be what you wanted.

Brandon0448 · Feb 3, 2013, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by waa1futs

Mine just started doing this as well, when I first got my Macbook I could do this same thing; Open it, plug in my iPhone, then close the lid and it would continue to charge. Now today it stopped doing that and shuts off charging after 10 seconds or so. Any reason why?

I don't know what I did but My MacBook can now charge my phone while it is sleeping again. I just forgot about it and one day it started doing it again. I hope yours starts working again soon

-Brandon

xStreame · Feb 3, 2013, 10:53 AM

It could possibly depend on the MBA's current battery percentage.

Over 50% -> able to charge
Under 50% -> unable to charge

Robyr · Feb 3, 2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by xStreame

It could possibly depend on the MBA's current battery percentage.

Over 50% -> able to charge
Under 50% -> unable to charge

What is your evidence or source for this speculation?

plaxico44 · Feb 3, 2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Robyr

What is your evidence or source for this speculation?

Does one need a source for speculation?

Jun 15, 2012, 01:10 PM	#1
Brandon0448 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wasilla, Alaska	Charging iPhone While Sleeping My MBA will no longer charge my iPhone while it is sleeping. Before I use to be able to open up my MB, plug in my phone, close it and my phone would continue charging. But it no longer does this! Now about 5 seconds after closing my lid my phone stops charging. I have been searching for a while over many different forums trying to find a solution but it seems like most people just say its not possible when I know for a fact that it is! When I first got my MBA I thought it was amazing that it had this feature and I would bring my MBA along with me while camping and use it as a charger for my phone. Considering I could get many full charges to my phone from my MBA's full charge. Thank you in advance for any info because this was one of my favorite features of my MBA! __________________ 2011 13" Macbook Air i7 256g / iPhone 5 64GB / iPad 3 64GB / ATV2
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Feb 1, 2013, 02:37 AM	#3
mrsir2009 macrumors 604 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand	Upgraded to iOS6 recently, by any chance? I don't know if it's related to the problem at all, but if all you guys who are experiencing the problem have recently upgraded your phones it could be a bug in iOS6? __________________ How to Prevent your Mac from Overheating
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Feb 1, 2013, 04:46 AM	#4
cjgonzales1900 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2009	Maybe the new MBA update that just rolled out by apple as to do something with it. __________________ 2011 MacBook Air 1.7GHz i5 4GB 128GB SSD 2012 iPhone 5 Black 16GB 2013 Mac Mini 2.5GHz i5 16GB 500GB HD
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Feb 1, 2013, 09:57 AM	#5
wolfpuppies3 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Virginia, USA	My iPhone came with an Apple charger. It works fine. __________________ 2012 MBA 13, 2 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; 2011 MBA 11, 1.8 Ghz i7, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD; 2010 MB Pro 15, 2.66 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; two iPad 3s and a mini, two iPhones and a bunch of iPods
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Feb 1, 2013, 11:16 AM	#6
Mrbobb macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2012	If this was a Windows machine I would tell you to simply go into Hardware configuration and make sure the USB ports do not power down when sleep. I don't know how to do that in OSX. Try googling "osx leave usb powered on." __________________ Solution: FREE, Explanation: Is gonna cost ya.
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Feb 1, 2013, 12:56 PM	#7
tdhurst macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portland, OR	Mine works Mine works, as long as the MBA is plugged in. __________________ Twitter - tdhurst I blog here. 2012 11.6" 2.0ghz i7 MacBook Air, 2.26 C2D Mac Mini, iPhone 4S, Apple TV 3.
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Feb 3, 2013, 10:53 AM	#11
xStreame macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2012	It could possibly depend on the MBA's current battery percentage. Over 50% -> able to charge Under 50% -> unable to charge
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