MagSafe Battery Pack Now Able to Charge at Faster 7.5W Speed After Firmware Update

Plug it into
your Mac or iPad for an almost instant update
Now that it charges at 7.5 w it’s almost the same As a wireless charger
 
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I used mine on the weekend while hiking and noticed it was quite warm (which was nice, because it was darn cold out) and seemed to charge the phone faster than usual.
 
Hi experts, I hope you can solve my two questions :)
1. I use a iPhone 13 Mini case from Nudient [https://www.nudient.com/iphone-13?selected_country=US]. I charge the phone wirelessly each night. But does anyone know if I can use this case with a MagSafe Battery Pack? If you look at the inside of the case [https://nudient.centracdn.net/clien...thero-iphone-12-mini-sky-blue-inside-full.jpg], it doesn't have any circular magnet thingie. If the answer is no, is there any recommended case with battery pack support? I think Apple's own silicon cases are too heavy and thick.
2. Does anyone have any experience on Apples battery pack vs Belkin Magnetic 10W Wireless Power Bank 10.000 mAh? I know it doesn't look sexy, but if I understand correctly Apple's own pack only has 1460 mAh, which can't even fully charge the iPhone 13 Mini, whereas the Belkin pack has 10.000 mAh?
 
Ok, my Battery Pack is officially "unupdateable". It has been plugged into my MacBook more then 5 hours now and still shows the release software number.
 
To me the interesting part is that to install the update, you can plug it in to a Mac or an *iPad*. To my knowledge this is the first time it’s possible to install firmware via iPad. Maybe this is one of the first baby steps toward making iPads closer to real computers.
 
So battery pack needs to get plugged in directly to Mac, no phone attached or it doesn't work, FYI. Give it 5 min and you will see it blink and green flash when done. I thought it was done early but battery showed dead and then flashed green and then was at full charge once the update was done minutes later. FYI
 
Connected it to my iPad Pro, waited about 6-7 minutes. I was expecting maybe to see a pop-up notification or something but didn’t. Unplugged it then attached to the back of my iPhone 13 mini. Checked the About info and saw that it had indeed updated the firmware. Nifty.
 
I had found the pack to charge suspiciously slowly. Sometimes I attach it when using my phone, e.g. navigating in a rental car, and my battery still drains, albeit a little slower. Welcome improvement!
 
My magsafe battery has already updated to the latest version.
However, I have no option to limit the charging of the iphone to 90%.
The magsafe battery charges up to 100%.
who already has the latest version confirms that the 90% limit no longer appears in the low consumption mode icon?
Thank's
 
hugoalves said:
My magsafe battery has already updated to the latest version.
However, I have no option to limit the charging of the iphone to 90%.
The magsafe battery charges up to 100%.
who already has the latest version confirms that the 90% limit no longer appears in the low consumption mode icon?
Thank's
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Still there.
 

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Benjamin Nabulsi said:
Finally! it's so strange that the pack wasn't able to charge the phone while operating, only when it goes to sleep since 5w wasn't enough. more reasons to go back to iPhone mini..
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Actually the reason it doesn't completely charge your iPhone to 100 is that it intentionally stops charging at 90% for battery health reasons. It'll continue doing this with even 7.5W charging. But you can force it to go to 100% if you go to control center, hold down the low power mode icon, and press "charge past 90%"
 
Lexio said:
Ok, my Battery Pack is officially "unupdateable". It has been plugged into my MacBook more then 5 hours now and still shows the release software number.
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If you haven't already, try connecting it to your iPhone first, then take the pack off the iPhone, then hook it up your battery pack to your Mac.
 
Lounge vibes 05 said:
Honestly, my biggest problem with the MagSafe battery pack, and to be fair pretty much most MagSafe accessories, is that if your phone is heated up at all, they basically become useless.
I completely understand why this is done, because wireless charging creates heat, and heat is not good for the battery.
But my 12 Mini gets warm under even the slightest of loads, which makes the battery pack useless.
If my phone is cool, and barely being used, it can charge my phone from 20% up to somewhere around 85 to 90%.
If my phone is being used or warm, it *might* get up to 50% if I’m lucky.
More than likely I’ll slap it on the back of my phone at 20%, and it will basically hover between 10 and 30% until either the pack dies, or the phone dies and the case can’t put off enough power to boot the phone back up.
This would be fine, if it didn’t mean that the low battery pop-up didn’t show up every single time it dipped above or below 20% or 10%.
That pop-up gets annoying around the fourth or fifth time you see it in 20 minutes
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This is why I think inductive charging was a mistake—inefficiency (and heat). I like the magnet aspect but instead of inductive charging I would have like to see something like a smart connector. Contact charging would be probably as efficient as port charging and, with very thoughtfully-designed accessories, probably 99% as convenient as inductive charging. But I guess it doesn’t have the cool factor of inductive.
 
mapsdotapp said:
Still there.
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the option to charge after 90% does not appear in the option on my iPhone 13 pro max. always loads to 100%, with no option to limit to 90%. I've also tested with Iphone 12 pro and the same thing happens. with the battery connected to the iPhone I don't have that option. Attached photo.
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Mine has been updated but it’s still the same regarding the phone. I have an iPhone 12 Pro and it can’t charge the phone faster than it discharges. Seems to struggle if I try and charge the phone when theres under 20% left on the phone. My phone switched off and the battery pack had 60% left.
Faulty?
 
subjonas said:
This is why I think inductive charging was a mistake—inefficiency (and heat). I like the magnet aspect but instead of inductive charging I would have like to see something like a smart connector. Contact charging would be probably as efficient as port charging and, with very thoughtfully-designed accessories, probably 99% as convenient as inductive charging. But I guess it doesn’t have the cool factor of inductive.
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Yeah that’s all just speculation, and internet myths. There’s not data showing MagSafe charging shortens battery life.

You can chalk this up with the “leaving your phone charging overnight is bad” myth.

These myths have been debunked by Apple and reputable tech testers.
 
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