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Some USB-C Power Banks Fail to Work With iPhone 15
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Oh yeah lightning has had absolutely no issues, flawless and absolutely no one complains… oh wait…
Maybe iPad should stick to this flawless port for eternity? Oh wait…
How about Mac? Uh… no lightning port to see anywhere at any point? What’s happening?
Maybe Apple is not powerful enough to force US politics and the entire country to live the exact way Apple dictates. Maybe USA should be changed to Apple America, and the entire country is owned by Tim Cook. Wonder how that pans out.
With USB c on any phone in general if it can charge other devices it will. Including with battery packs with usb c to usb c power delivery. How to make the phone charge. Connect cable to battery pack, press power button on battery pack or life indicator then plug other end of cable into iPhone 15. Will charge phone instead of pack.
Shouldn't be too hard to detect if the other end is a "data" device or just a charger
Yep, separating them isn't necessary. Quite a lot of chargers with the in/out USB-C do work fine.Shouldn't be too hard to detect if the other end is a "data" device or just a charger
Maybe future power banks will need to be able to communicate with USB-C iPhones (like two 15 Pro/Pro Max units deciding which one needs the power more). Maybe presenting an icon on the power banks’s display to let the user know which direction the power is going.Shouldn't be too hard to detect if the other end is a "data" device or just a charger
I have both the A1231 and A1245. Neither has any issue charging my iPhone 15 Pro running 17.0.2. I wonder if there are different revisions of the A1245.
I was just going to make the same points you just made. The alternative was that Apple stuck to proprietary standards, but we'd forever be throwing more money at Apple and also having to carry around multiple chargers or charging cables.
This will mostly get worked out within a couple of years as different points of the supply chain figure out what works best. In the meantime, we do have workarounds.
Just use a USB-A to USB-C cable. If you don't have a USB-A charger around, get a USB-C adapter for the USB-A end of the cable and you now essentially have a one way USB-C cable because a converted USB-A plug can still only send power one direction.
Weird, I have the same 10,000 mAh model above and it does not charge my 15 Pro Max over USB C, but the 20,000 mAh version I also have does charge the phone over USB C.
I 100% agree on this - and imagine how many of these politicians got paid off via various bodies / lobbies / forums to push it without knowing the incompatibility issues it would cause for non-Apple hardware. Lightning was kept for so long due to UBS-C at the type not being ratified / standardised so Apple developed Lightning which was their hardware their way and required no payments to the USB Implementers Forum via royalties either. Based on the latest info it appears USB-C is still not completely ratified / standardised. It’s ironic you never heard of so many issues before the switch / changeover - funny that.
Apple should have gave he finger to the EU and sued them or kept two models - one Lightning for the rest of the world and one USB-C for EU only or pull from the EU market thereby sacrificing a lot of income /sales. The EU has no jurisdiction to tell US company how to make their products, especially in the EU unless Apple has an EU office within the EU jurisdiction. If these changes are negatively impacting Apple’s name / finances / reputation then Apple should sue the EU and make them pay the price for these rushed decisions. The other big issues is the standards / specifications for all USB-C cables is not required to be provided to customer’s / purchasers - instead opting for generic terms with no specifications / pin outs not listed to ensure compatibility - the good old umbrella terms issue.
Ironically this was also pushed for the purported “environmental” aka greenwashing aspects of the change in relation to cables but conveniently forgot to included all the other now non-compatible third party hardware including power banks / chargers that may not work or cause issues to the iPhone / person (which also leads to more legal issues). People around the world will be throwing out Lightning cables if not required and most of these are the plastic / PVC coated versions (not braided). Hell even Apple made non USB-C chargers which would also be thrown out - especially if based on USB A to Lightning. Customer’s also have consumer rights when hardware suddenly does not work where it did before which means paying out for compensation.
Exactly, it was in-house their own and did not need the approval of the USB Implementers Forum which as of yet has failed to correctly implement USB-C in its entirety after all these years, while excluding accurate details / pin outs for customer decisions on cables - instead they use “generic terms” and when the pin outs do not match and a hardware fault occurs - the fireworks begin as to who is liable. I think Apple should sue the USBIF and the EU especially if these issues are causing harm financially or indirectly and tarnishing Apple’s brand / name. Apple should force the USB IF to have “Made for iPhone” or “Made for Android” as a required certification marker on all cables / accessories.
Apple no doubt tried to software restrict to Apple only accessories(as per previous rumors) since they lost the lightening monopoly, but then abandoned the idea and left the code lmao. What an absolutely half ahssed lazy launch. No attention to quality this time around. Suddenly Chinese phones are looking like better value
Apple added a USB-C port to the iPhone 15 lineup this year, allowing it to work with USB-C cables, USB-C power banks, and more. It turns out that some USB-C battery packs are not working properly with Apple's iPhone 15, resulting in charging issues.
As highlighted on Reddit and the MacRumors forums, not all existing USB-C power banks can be used with the iPhone 15 models, perhaps due to the iPhone's reverse charging feature. In some cases, the iPhone 15 will fail to charge, or the iPhone 15 will charge the power bank.
A range of different power banks are affected, and because of the wide number of them on the market, it is impossible to list the models that are non-functional. One version that fails to work is the Anker PowerCore Slim 10K PD, and a customer who contacted Anker was told that the only way to get the power bank to charge the iPhone is to use the USB-A port.
The iPhone 15 models are able to charge an Apple Watch, AirPods, or another iPhone through the USB-C port, and there is a possibility that this functionality is what's impacting some power banks. Most USB-C power banks with Power Delivery seem to be working as intended, including a number of models tested by MacRumors, but iPhone 15 owners should be aware that some could be incompatible.
Article Link: Some USB-C Power Banks Fail to Work With iPhone 15
Lol
Apple added a USB-C port to the iPhone 15 lineup this year, allowing it to work with USB-C cables, USB-C power banks, and more. It turns out that some USB-C battery packs are not working properly with Apple's iPhone 15, resulting in charging issues.
As highlighted on Reddit and the MacRumors forums, not all existing USB-C power banks can be used with the iPhone 15 models, perhaps due to the iPhone's reverse charging feature. In some cases, the iPhone 15 will fail to charge, or the iPhone 15 will charge the power bank.
A range of different power banks are affected, and because of the wide number of them on the market, it is impossible to list the models that are non-functional. One version that fails to work is the Anker PowerCore Slim 10K PD, and a customer who contacted Anker was told that the only way to get the power bank to charge the iPhone is to use the USB-A port.
The iPhone 15 models are able to charge an Apple Watch, AirPods, or another iPhone through the USB-C port, and there is a possibility that this functionality is what's impacting some power banks. Most USB-C power banks with Power Delivery seem to be working as intended, including a number of models tested by MacRumors, but iPhone 15 owners should be aware that some could be incompatible.
Article Link: Some USB-C Power Banks Fail to Work With iPhone 15
Considering what I paid for my high capacity multiple USB-C port power banks on kickstarter (increased by 30% when they went on sale), that’s a bargain! Sign me up!
Microsoft giggles in the distance. Android rolls eyes.Maybe Apple is not powerful enough to force US politics and the entire country to live the exact way Apple dictates. Maybe USA should be changed to Apple America, and the entire country is owned by Tim Cook. Wonder how that pans out.
Was that in the store or on the store site? Yep. Full description is:
"This 1-meter charge cable is made with a woven design — with USB-C connectors on both ends — and is ideal for charging, syncing, and transferring data between USB-C devices. It supports charging of up to 60 watts and transfers data at USB 2 rates. Pair the USB-C Charge Cable with a compatible USB-C power adapter to conveniently charge your devices from a wall outlet and take advantage of fast-charging capabilities. USB-C power adapters sold separately."
Was is also interesting is this: and it has USB 2 data speed.
Does Apple sell a USB C USB 3 cable?
Don't think so. Apple has switched away from USB-A as their standard pack-in for awhile now. IIRC, the last iPhone generation with a USB-A cable was the XS/XR. All iPhones since then (until the 15) has been using USB-C to Lightning cables.
And Samsung says: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/m...es/usb-c-to-usb-c-cable-black-ep-da705bbegus/
“The Samsung USB-C Cable lets you charge your USB-C device as well as sync your photos, music and data to your smartphone or laptop at blazing charge and transfer speeds. In addition, the cable also transfers up to 5 amps & 20 volts of power output for charging USB-C devices.”
I like how they use the far more technically specific “blazing charge and transfer rates”. Apple could learn a lesson from them, with their “USB 2 rates” What even does that mean, Apple? What we want to know is, is it blazing transfer speeds??
They do sell Thunderbolt cables that transfer data at USB-C 3 and 4 speeds.
Bummer. For a short cable I like the braided one - just wish there was USB 3. 3rd party it is.
And Samsung says: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/m...es/usb-c-to-usb-c-cable-black-ep-da705bbegus/
“The Samsung USB-C Cable lets you charge your USB-C device as well as sync your photos, music and data to your smartphone or laptop at blazing charge and transfer speeds. In addition, the cable also transfers up to 5 amps & 20 volts of power output for charging USB-C devices.”
I like how they use the far more technically specific “blazing charge and transfer rates”. Apple could learn a lesson from them, with their “USB 2 rates” What even does that mean, Apple? What we want to know is, is it blazing transfer speeds??
They do sell Thunderbolt cables that transfer data at USB-C 3 and 4 speeds.
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Have to try one and see what it does ….