Maybe post pics? I am not sure what charger you got as Apple does not make a 29w Lightning to lightning charger. It may be the USB-c charger as they look very similar, but if not I would be prepared to return it to the store.
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iPad Pro 12.9" Fast Charge?
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here is the model number:
MJ262LL/a
I can't tell if its correct or not lol
You are all set my friend. Just make sure you use the apple USB-c to lightning cable
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Oh dang, the end that plugs in looks like a lightning end would fit it, guess I was wrong lol
Gonna order the cable from apple now!
Appreciate the help
I just got my iPad Pro. When I saw it was slow to charge and even lost charge if I was using it I thought it was a broken battery. I'm glad to hear it's because of the weak charger.
My Skylake PC has Thunderbolt 3/USB C port. I'll see if that can charge the iPad faster without needing to buy a new charger.
My Skylake PC has Thunderbolt 3/USB C port. I'll see if that can charge the iPad faster without needing to buy a new charger.
Well I depleted my iPad Pro battery to 1% started charging at 6:30pm and it's 100% at 9:00pm that's a huge improvement.
Unlikely that your USB port can put out that wattage.
Can you try syncing it and see if it syncs at USB 3 speeds?
Thunderbolt 3 /USB 3.1 is supposed to deliver up to 100W.
I don't sync with the PC (or my Mac) anymore. The newest iTunes for Windows update failed to recognise my iPhone so I uninstalled it completely. iTunes no longer transfers purchases from iOS 9 so the whole idea of syncing is kind of pointless to me now. Everything I need to sync such as contacts is all done in the cloud.
Regarding standard charging with the included adapted, I have had my iPad Pro since yesterday afternoon. At 2am when I went to bed the iPad was at 20% charge. I woke up at 8am and it's at 80%. That's really terrible.
That's a "can", not a "must".
I'm not aware of any mainboard or USB-C extension card that can deliver that much power.
Also this specification is meant for charging devices through a dock for example, not for charging devices through other devices.
With the Alpine Ridge chipset I'm pretty sure that a a connected device will draw up to the maximum power the device is capable of drawing. Sure the iPad Pro won't draw 100W. Not even close.
I'm going to pick up the cable tomorrow and post results after.
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holy cow. I got the open box charger from best buy for 36..
That's awesome! Miss my holiday in the U.S. Everything is so cheap there compared to here haha.
Is repeated rapid charging like this bad for the battery in the long run?
It's not bad for it and it's really not fast charging! The 12W was just extremely slow. This 29w charger is really what should have been shipped with it!
I doubt it, otherwise Apple would not have released an official way of charging it at 29W. You could probably raise a class-action lawsuit if it really has a substantial effect.
Attempting to fast charge it using third-party chargers is going to by YMMV though. You'd need a teardown and an Electrical engineer to be sure, but it's possible Apple implemented complex circuitry to ensure that using their combination of cable and charger, the power would be regulated in a way as to prevent battery health degradation.
That's odd. I got my Pro Friday and charged it with my Air 2 charger that was handy this afternoon. It started at 5% at 11:10 and reached 100% at 4:20 which included about 20 minutes of use during that time. That gives about a charge rate of 20% an hour.
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