iPad Will using a 5W (iPhone) charger damage my iPad?

[Benjobox]

Occasionally I've used my iPhone charger to breathe some life into my iPad. This has been for a few minutes when I've just had one charger.

I've heard that using the 5W can mess up the circuitry and degrade the battery etc. Is this true?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TWO2SEVEN]

It will not harm anything, it will just charge slower.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Apples own support pages list the Chargers as compatible.

I regularly charge my iPhone with my iPad charger and visa versa.

 

[b0fh666]

nope, but won't charge it either... at least the older ones.

 

[TWO2SEVEN]

nope, but won't charge it either... at least the older ones.

I have charged each iPad I have owned (back to the original) with whichever generation iPhone charger I have had at the time. Which models are you having trouble with?

 

[b0fh666]

first ipad with small square charger usually said 'not charging' near the battery (but used the adapter's power). same thing happened when plugging to computer usb ports. only the big 12w adapter would charge it.

 

[TWO2SEVEN]

first ipad with small square charger usually said 'not charging' near the battery (but used the adapter's power). same thing happened when plugging to computer usb ports. only the big 12w adapter would charge it.

Strange. I charged my first gen iPad with the charger that came with my iPhone 4.

 

[Gav2k]

first ipad with small square charger usually said 'not charging' near the battery (but used the adapter's power). same thing happened when plugging to computer usb ports. only the big 12w adapter would charge it.

This is normal with a 5w charger or older USB port but if you turn the screen off of power the iPad off after plugging it in it'll charge just fine

 

[newellj]

I regularly use the current 5W chargers to charge my rMini and Air. As a few people said, it's slower, but it works fine. No "not charging" warnings.

 

[XTheLancerX]

"Not Charging" doesn't actually mean "Not Charging". It's just receiving quite a small amount of juice, still there though. It's enough where you can charge the thing overnight but if you use the iPad with like max brightness while it's charging, the battery percentage will likely decrease.