iPhone 15 is so powerful, it's trying to charge the power bank.
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Some USB-C Power Banks Fail to Work With iPhone 15
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I love that Apple seems to think that everything is perfect and they really don't have to test their products.
For the profit they make, they can afford to test hardware, software, and third party apps. They're just so big since iPhone arrived that they don't see the problems--or they don't pay attention to the problems.
For the profit they make, they can afford to test hardware, software, and third party apps. They're just so big since iPhone arrived that they don't see the problems--or they don't pay attention to the problems.
I ordered the 15 Pro Max but I might cancel it, if more problems arise.
The description for yours says "USB-C (Input Only)". Doesn't look like yours will charge your phone via the USB-C port.I literally just ordered this.
is this the model they are talking about? (it doesn't say "PD" in the title). But it has input/output USBC ports.
Anker Portable Charger, Power Bank, 10,000 mAh Battery Pack with PowerIQ Charging Technology and USB-C (Input Only) for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, iPhone 14/13 Series, Samsung Galaxy
Anker Portable Charger, Power Bank, 10,000 mAh Battery Pack with PowerIQ Charging Technology and USB-C (Input Only) for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, iPhone 14/13 Series, Samsung Galaxywww.amazon.com
You think I should return without even opening it or try
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Yes, fixable by the power bank manufacturer, not Apple.
Apple can easily solve this by adding an option in settings to reverse the charge manually like Android phones do.
But what happens if your iPhone is more fully charged than the power bank and you connect them (out of interest)?
Success does require the user to use a wee bit of common sense to purchase a power bank that says its USB-C connector can also be used for charging.
Apple has no way to test every power bank on the market ...
That isn't very user-friendly.
Mine comes soon. If it does have a significant overheating problem I'm returning it, but I'll wait and see. I don't yet know if people are exaggerating or whether it is maybe a problem with some units but not with others. For the price I am expecting it to be pretty much perfect.
iPads can be used as “power banks” to charge iPhones. I believe it was a feature of iPadOS 15?. Don’t quote me on this.
But it must be an iPad with a USB-C port, and, at the time, use a USB-C to lightning cable.
Then? do u think that making something in a bad way, only because "forced", helps apple in any way, or its a reason to do things that way?
I wonder if this effects some chargers, too. I have an Anker 525 (the thing that is a small power strip with 3 AC plugs on the back and 2 usba 2 usbc on the front) and my 15pro would keep chiming through the night when plugged into it via usbc, as if it kept disconnecting and reconnecting. I had to switch to something else. The phone hasn't had issues with any other charger.
and the other port? do u think is a data port for debugging purposes? 🤦♂️
The problem isn’t the connector, it’s the half-baked specification.
USB is a blessing and curse. Hence why intel has thunderbolt to give the user guaranteed features. Otherwise, it’s a crap shoot. And even with thunderbolt, the NVM version affects compatibility with older devices.
Neither is Android, which is why it has a setting.