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Can Apple Vision Pro run with power supply directly?

Have to daisy chain by plugging power into the battery.

The cable between the headset and battery is proprietary, so you cannot power the headset directly using a cable.
 
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fs454 said:
I don't know why they didn't seem to explain this well enough as everyone is kinda missing the point. AVP is exactly like a MacBook or iPhone - except the battery and charge port happen to exist at the end of a cable.

Plug in power (whether it be a USB-C AC adapter, or a 30w USB C PD power bank) to the battery and it will charge and you can use the AVP at the same time, exactly like you'd do with a Mac or iPhone. No need to eliminate the battery from the equation, it's part of the device.

If you want more battery time, I'd rather look at a 20,000mah 30w USB C PD battery bank rather than a second $200 Apple battery - you'd have to fully power down the device to swap whereas if you just treat this like any other Apple device, you can supplement power anytime you'd like from either AC or a power bank.
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Yes, it is not clear why one would get a second Apple battery, even assuming you can connect it via USB-C cable to double run time. A regular battery pack can do that, and with option to run power in at the same time to keep battery from draining.
 
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martens said:
Yes, it is not clear why one would get a second Apple battery, even assuming you can connect it via USB-C cable to double run time. A regular battery pack can do that, and with option to run power in at the same time to keep battery from draining.
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You would need to carry both the Apple battery pack + third-party battery bank. Apple is basically charging customers $199 to avoid daisy chaining. Otherwise, buy a battery belt with two compartments or tether yourself to AC.
 
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JPack said:
You would need to carry both the Apple battery pack + third-party battery bank. Apple is basically charging customers $199 to avoid daisy chaining. Otherwise, buy a battery belt with two compartments or tether yourself to AC.
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You'd need to carry both Apple packs in the alternative situation where you buy two Apple AVP batteries. If you want more runtime, you're carrying another battery no matter what.

I do think it'll be a matter of weeks before someone's shipping a double thick third party battery with the locking USB-C mechanism of the Apple one to fully replace the stock battery though.
 
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fs454 said:
You'd need to carry both Apple packs in the alternative situation where you buy two Apple AVP batteries. If you want more runtime, you're carrying another battery no matter what.

I do think it'll be a matter of weeks before someone's shipping a double thick third party battery with the locking USB-C mechanism of the Apple one to fully replace the stock battery though.
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Which will hopefully be allowed on airplanes.
 
fs454 said:
You'd need to carry both Apple packs in the alternative situation where you buy two Apple AVP batteries. If you want more runtime, you're carrying another battery no matter what.

I do think it'll be a matter of weeks before someone's shipping a double thick third party battery with the locking USB-C mechanism of the Apple one to fully replace the stock battery though.
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Carrying two packs in your bag and wearing two packs are different. You can carry a spare Apple battery in your bag and swap out as necessary. With a third-party battery, you literally need to wear the Apple battery and the third-party battery bank.
 
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