Odd charging problem

[Hank Rogers]

I have an iphone SE (2020). It has worked OK for several years.

Recently, I was given an ipad 9th generation. It was new, never
used, won by a relative who put it in the closet. It came with
a 20 watt charger.

My iphone won't charge if I plug it into the charger that came
with the ipad.

It would be nice if I could use the 20W charger for both my
apple devices.

[Alan Browne]

Should work.

I assume the charger + cable work with the iPad?

Clean all the contacts (paper towel + alcohol) and try again. To get
into the iPhone lightning port, take some stiff paper, fold doubled, cut
to size, a dot of alcohol. In and out a few times. Let dry.

--
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

[Jimmy]

On 16/02/2024 17:39, Alan Browne wrote:
> Clean all the contacts (paper towel + alcohol) and try again.

While nospam would tell you charging is not needed & nobody wants it...

And while there's nothing wrong with cleaning the contacts, my experience
with plenty of old Android phones and iPads is not so much that the
batteries go bad but that the iPad is hugely temperature dependent.

Even if the battery is full on older iPads, it will refuse to charge.
Yet, if you heat it up to a decent room temperature (72 degrees), then all
of a sudden, what showed 0% charged capacity instantly shows 99% or
similar.

Hence, my advice, based on anecdotal evidence with more than a few older
iPads, is make sure the iPad is warmed up to room temperature - if it's
not.

If the old iPad was already warm - then this advice based on experience
does not apply to your situation, and I apologize for wasting your time.

[Hank Rogers]

Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2024-02-16 16:25, Hank Rogers wrote:
>> I have an iphone SE (2020). It has worked OK for several years.
>>
>> Recently, I was given an ipad 9th generation. It was new,
>> never used, won by a relative who put it in the closet. It
>> came with a 20 watt charger.
>>
>> My iphone won't charge if I plug it into the charger that
>> came with the ipad.
>>
>> It would be nice if I could use the 20W charger for both my
>> apple devices.
>
> Should work.
>

That's what I thought.

> I assume the charger + cable work with the iPad?
>

Yes. it's all brand new, as I said. The iphone was bought in
2021. It charges just fine on the low power apple charger that
it came with, just not on the new ipad's charger.

> Clean all the contacts (paper towel + alcohol) and try again.
> To get into the iPhone lightning port, take some stiff paper,
> fold doubled, cut to size, a dot of alcohol.  In and out a few
> times.  Let dry.
>

Thanks, I'll clean it and try again, but the port appears
pristine when examined with a 10x loupe. Thanks for your help.

[Alan Browne]

Re-read his post. Like the part about it being his iPhone that won't
charge with the iPad's charger, for example.

[Hank Rogers]

One thing I need to clarify ... the iphone SE 2020 didn't come
with a charger, but the charger I've been using is a genuine
apple small charger my wife gave me. She buys lots of apple
stuff and had this one from some iphone she bought, before
apple cheeped out and quit supplying a charger with new phones.
It works fine, and has been 100% reliable forn several years.
It even charges this new ipad, but slower naturally.

[Hank Rogers]

No problem jimmy. Everyone knows nospam was full of shit.

I think you misunderstood, but I appreciate your help.

[Your Name]

On 2024-02-16 23:36:05 +0000, Jimmy said:
>
> Even if the battery is full on older iPads, it will refuse to charge.

If the battery is "full" on pretty much any device it will "refuse" to
charge ... since you cannot charge higher then "full". In fact most
modern devices "refuse" to charge when full (or in some newer cases a
certain high percentage) so they don't damage the battery, battery
circuitry, or the charger. :-)

[Hank Rogers]

Thanks. That is obvious.

[*Hemidactylus*]

Everyone? You seem ironically full of shit.

>
> I think you misunderstood, but I appreciate your help.
>

Are you also Arlen? There is a lot of Arlen on this group. The stench is
overwhelming. ha...@nospam.invalid seals it IMO. Hi Arlen.

[Hank Rogers]

Try some preparation H.

[*Hemidactylus*]

Preparation Hank?

[*Hemidactylus*]

Preparation Hank?

[Hank Rogers]

Maybe it will help your sore butt.

[Jimmy]

On 16/02/2024 17:04, Hank Rogers wrote:
> I think you misunderstood, but I appreciate your help.

I apologize. My goof. I looked back and you were asking about the iPhone
and not the iPad charging. You were trying to charge the iPhone, not iPad.

At least I got the part right that anything Apple that doesn't work the way
you want it to work is, in the words of nospam, forever indelibly always
"not needed" & "not wanted."

[Hank Rogers]

Nospam was truly the most dedicated apple apologist I’ve ever run across.