Anyone else have trouble charging the iPad pro while using the device? It won't charge at all while I'm using the device. Sometimes it even goes down in charge even tho it is plugged in. I can't believe Apple only went with a 12 watt charger for this thing.
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iPad Pro Charging while using
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It charges properly when plugged into an outlet, at least here. Charging in a computer doesn't provide enough power though sadly. Are you using the included 6 foot cable and wall plug?
This is just unacceptable especially for a $1000 device.
i havent tried the apple 12w charger yet, but am using those anker chargers. have 0 problem.
i think based on the maximum normal usb chargers can provide 5v 2.4a ==> 12w is actually the max ipad can take without those fastcharge technology....
just try another charger, and see how it goes.
depends on what you are doing on your ipad, the power draw *may* be larger than the power supply can provide, therefore the device will draw power from battery.
this also happened to some macbooks as well, it's not unusual.
let your ipad finish initial setup/download/index/optimize, let it sit there for a while and close some app, then do some test.
i think based on the maximum normal usb chargers can provide 5v 2.4a ==> 12w is actually the max ipad can take without those fastcharge technology....
just try another charger, and see how it goes.
depends on what you are doing on your ipad, the power draw *may* be larger than the power supply can provide, therefore the device will draw power from battery.
this also happened to some macbooks as well, it's not unusual.
let your ipad finish initial setup/download/index/optimize, let it sit there for a while and close some app, then do some test.
Mine is charging while using it. I have my display set at 50% but it is charging up slowly while on the net typing this. I am pretty sure my Air 2 does the same thing. I am getting 12 hours of Netflix play on the Pro so I can't ever see this being a issue even with extreme use unless you don't fully charge you Pro each day.
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I think you hit on something. Playing a video is the most taxing thing you can do on an iPad. So perhaps playing a video while charging is too much for it to handle and it can't keep up, especially on the Pro, being such a larger iPad.
I noticed this in the Apple Store where all the demo units were at close to 0% despite being having the charger plugged in.
Doesn't bother me though. I never use an iPad while charging. Do any of you really do this? I rotate the screen every few minutes, depending on content being displayed and have found it incredibly annoying with the cable plugged in. That along with ten hour battery life and what's the point?
Doesn't bother me though. I never use an iPad while charging. Do any of you really do this? I rotate the screen every few minutes, depending on content being displayed and have found it incredibly annoying with the cable plugged in. That along with ten hour battery life and what's the point?
well, it really depends.
i've seen a 1-hour long video took 15% of battery life on mini4, and also some similiar length video only took 2-4%
Out of interest, I just tried charging the pro with the MacBook charger (using a usb-c to use converter and the supplied cable). Doesn't seem any quicker, did 58% charge in 3 hours unused (from 38 to 96%)
The Air 2, just plugged into my iMac, charges while constantly being used with games.