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iPhone 12 Pro How to lower MagSafe power to 5W?
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Yes you could but I don’t think those exist. Just try a USB type C to USB A adapter ?
Also Anker does sell a 3rd party MagSafe charger that does 7.5 watts
No. I never had my battery health degrade past 98%~ every upgrade cycle even tho wireless charging was my primary method of charging.
I use 20W MagSafe constantly and my battery is now 94% and it has only been like 3 months~
In a recent release of iOS apple updated the way they calculate battery health. So maybe that 98% was actually not correct as these numbers are just estimates to begin with. I would just continue doing what your doing and not worry about a battery. Otherwise get a charger that is less than 20w and use that to charge.
It’s hard to find a charger that’s less than 18W. It doesn’t seem like they exist at all with USB C
So many people get consternated over their battery health. I mean, do you really think Apple is going to design a charging method to be detrimental to the battery's health? Of course not. They even have built-in overheating protection. I say stop looking at and worrying about a rough estimate number given for the "battery health" and just use the phone like normal.
yes I do. Thats how they sell phones, and batteries. If they made a product that lasted forever, who would upgrade? (not including the fans that upgrade yearly)
I'm sorry, but that's cynicism taken to an extreme. First of all, no battery will last forever. Secondly, if they REALLY wanted to purposely send your battery to an early grave, they could easily do so in multiple ways even if you charge with a cable. Thirdly, PLENTY of people would upgrade less frequently than yearly to get new features, regardless of their current phone's battery performance.
Optimised charging in battery settings might be the answer for you, if you can get it to work properly that is 😂
chill dude. No need to get defensive about this. Apple’s software and tech isn’t perfect and obviously has limitations on what they can do.
I personally don’t blindly follow Apple, because even Apple can make mistakes. We’ve seen it happen several times already, and their new MagSafe could have an impact on battery health.
I use the 5W adapter to charge overnight. I don’t know if it actually makes any difference but I feel better about it. Honestly though I’ve never had a battery replaced on an iPhone. I typically upgrade before the battery is degraded anyways.
LOL! I was simply responding to someone's post with rational points. Not sure how that qualifies me as needing to "chill" - what an odd response. I'd suggest you go back and actually read what he said. He wasn't accusing Apple of "making mistakes"; he was literally accusing them of purposely trying to degrade battery life in order to sell more products. Sort of a huge difference there, lol!
To your OP - there is no need to worry about this. If you want faster charging, your battery will be just fine as long as you use approved chargers. Don't get wrapped up in all the OCD hype about this.
Moot point, typical wireless charge is going to use 25-50% more energy to do the same thing a high quality cable can do. That inefficiency is converted to heat in the inductive coils right on the back of the phone.
Don't get me wrong its not the end of the word and I wireless charge my iPhone daily. However this is like asking which finger you want to cut off.
Also keep in mind a wireless charger is an electrical load. It has its own set of electrical requirements provided by the manufacturer to function optimally. Altering that slightly not only effects its output but effects its range. Alter it too much and it wont do anything.
Don't get me wrong its not the end of the word and I wireless charge my iPhone daily. However this is like asking which finger you want to cut off.
Also keep in mind a wireless charger is an electrical load. It has its own set of electrical requirements provided by the manufacturer to function optimally. Altering that slightly not only effects its output but effects its range. Alter it too much and it wont do anything.