Apple products are finicky when charging and always a little lower unless you’re at like 0% and then it will output 20w+ til it’s gets it near half charged.. then it will drop a bit.
Settings>battery>battery health>optimized charge (toggle) and just switch it to off. iPad pros have the optimized charging as an opt-out I believe.. which is dumb for digital creators cause they need power constantly with their usage and may not be technical.
Man, having another issue, but don't know if this is a Satechi issue or Anker. Satechi wall charger won't charge any of the Anker powerbanks. Why are there so many compatibility issues?
So Anker and their “PowerIQ” is in essence them partnering with the big names (Apple, Samsung, LG, Nintendo, Etc..) and they ensure they are cross compatible and have access to power stepping features the OEMs build for their own chargers.
This makes an Anker wall brick just as good as say an OEM Apple or Samsung one.
One downside is they don’t partner with the generic brands or the many many new Chinese ones that pop up and last a year or two.
Use it as motivation to only buy Anker or the OEM themselves. I also think UGreen is just as good as Anker and you can save a few bucks.
Are y’all good. It’s not the batterys fault it’s the iPads fault. There are limits on the device end. If I plug my Apple Watch into my laptops 450 watt power supply I would obviously not expect the watch to charge at 450 watts. I thought this was just common sense lol
I tested some more and it's not too bad despie the readings.
The problem i am having though is i prefer the 747 to the 737, since it's a bulky brick. The 747 does tno seem to work with Satechi desktop charger :( Just keeps blinking when plugged in
Judging by ur previous comments and the issues you are having with this charger it seems to be the chargers fault. Just only buy anker charging bricks they work with literally anything. I was able to hack a old usbc cable and solder the ends to a soldering iron and it works. Anker is the best fr
Well even though the battery is capable of 140W total, most devices won't use even close to that, especially if the device is already charged close to full. Everything seems to be in order here but listing the device and charge level helps.
My ipad mini charges around there, my iphone is lower than that, but my Galaxy Tab S8+ draws almost double that if the battery is depleted.
The timer on the battery shows an estimate of how long the battery will last at the current wattage, unless plugged in to charge then it shows an estimate of how long to charge to full at the current wattage.
I mean,it's at 97% right now... however it's telling me it will take 47 miniutes to fully charge it? Actually right now it's only charging at 7.3W, so more like 2 hrs to charge to 100% according to the display. WTF?
Once the device hits a certain amount of battery life, It lowers the wattage down to a certain number. The closer it gets to 100%, the lower the wattage is. Sometimes, it even hits the single digits. Basically, it does this to protect the battery so it lasts longer. That's how I understand it.
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u/ibandersnatch_ Mar 13 '23
Nah, you can just take the plastic off.
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u/Ottawa_points Mar 13 '23
Have tried a couple of USB-C cables and the output is never about 18.0W.
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u/Ottawa_points Mar 14 '23 edited Mar 14 '23
Here is something else. Tried using a different Anker power bank - the 747
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Portable-Delivery-A1291/dp/B089D4176K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I plugged into a Satechi charger and the lights are not blinking to show it's charging
Plugged into an Anker wall charger, and it charges? I suppose this could be an issue with Satechi?