Why does iPad choose the charging head/charging cable so much?
by Poster
May 27, 2025
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Because now portable routers (with batteries), mobile phones, tablets, electronic paper books and laptops
They are all typc-c interfaces, so different charging heads and a bunch of charging cables
I didn't care that much when charging
Take one and pick it up
But at this point, I found that the iPad is too picky about the charger/charging head
All other devices are fine, but it just doesn't
For example, MacBook can be charged at low power, and charging is slower than discharging, so the battery still drops slowly, which is fine. Only the iPad doesn't work, why does this thing make the "powered" specification so narrow??
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Anonymous8449 May 27, 2025Just PD, all Apple series are PD, which is theoretically the most compatible And normal PDs can negotiate power. I used to bring a 65w Xiaomi first-generation gan + c2c cable from Apple Mac in the pre-magsafe era Now, the dual-port C with Apple is used to charge my iPhone + Apple Watch with two magsafes at the same time, and a 120w Xiaomi gan for iPad/Mac. The c2c cable is still given by Apple before
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Anonymous447 May 27, 2025I haven't heard of any problems. Nowadays, there are a lot of all kinds of pd gallium nitride charging heads. You can buy any expensive or cheap ones. I can use them from my Apple phone to my computer
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Poster May 27, 2025@ Anonymous8449 So this sentence PD is fine, but it actually excludes a lot. I said that the charging head is USB and it is difficult to adapt it. But the laptop can be used, but it doesn't charge as fast as it falls off. They are all apple products
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Anonymous448 May 27, 2025I really didn't notice it. Clean up the ipad usb port.
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Anonymous449 May 27, 2025Baseus 30 watts is enough
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Anonymous450 May 27, 2025The ipad pro 2018 model must use the original one when passing through the line because the C port is prone to errors. It doesn't matter if the charging head supports the highest power of the ipad
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Anonymous451 May 27, 2025I have discovered a situation myself. The 65W Lenovo lipstick power supply model cannot trigger the fast charging of the iPad Pro 2018 model. The voltage during charging is 5V. This power supply is supposed to be PD, and other devices are normal. I don't understand why this is happening.
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Anonymous9571 May 27, 2025Cables: Exclude the A-C/C-C cables that come with all domestic mobile phones and use the universal C-C cables that come with Apple or can be bought on e-commerce platforms (don't buy too cheap ones) Charging head: Use Apple's or standard PD protocol C-port third-party charger (please note that before purchasing, look carefully at the protocols supported by the charger. The fewer supported protocols, the better. It is best to only have PD. Do not buy what is compatible with more than 2 domestic Android private protocol charging head)
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Anonymous452 May 27, 2025@ Poster If you don't need pd, it will be charged at 12w. It may just be fully charged in eight hours, so what if it can be charged. It is not troublesome to prepare a few reliable pd wires.
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Anonymous452 May 27, 2025@ Anonymous451 Is it that the specific supported voltage does not match the ipad? My anker Green Alliance has all other brand PDs. I have seen them with a charging detector and they can all be charged at full speed
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Anonymous453 May 27, 2025The iPad is actually charging when it says "not charging". What does the original poster mean by no?
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Anonymous452 May 27, 2025@ Poster In addition, pd charging does not necessarily require a pd cable. The purple rice braided cable I commonly use now is non-pd and can run to 60w. The c2c charging cable given by Logitech mouse can also be 60w. As long as the cable you take is not too bad, it will be fine to charge
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Anonymous454 May 27, 2025Isn't PD charging the most versatile? The charging heads and data cables of all my C-port electronic products are all mixed, and there are none that cannot charge iPad
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Anonymous455 May 27, 2025They are all usable, and the ipad doesn't pick a charger/charging cable. PD's can be used, iphone/ipad/mac/Huawei, all can be used. Be careful not to use a to c charger, either a normal c to c charger or a pd charger.
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Poster May 28, 2025@ Anonymous453 is just connected, and there is a lightning symbol on the battery side. Instantly, it prompts "Not charging" and the lightning symbol disappears. --At this time, I have to look for the thread again, the head, and the combination that doesn't prompt. That's why I'm complaining about it.
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Poster May 28, 2025@ Anonymous455 Let me say, most of them don't charge, which should be caused by port A. It's just this A port, other electronic devices including mbp can also be charged!
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Anonymous456 May 28, 2025I also have a lot of wires, and then tested them with a power detector. Some miscellaneous wires have too large internal resistance. No matter how good the charging head is, the charging power is less than 5W, and if the charging power of the ipad is less than 4W, it will show that it is not charging. In addition, because C2C wires have at least one more cc detection core than A2C wires, the manufacturing cost is higher, so miscellaneous wires are generally not used as C2C wires, so the probability of encountering problems with C2C wires is lower
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Anonymous457 May 28, 2025I have tried the A-C port chargers of Xiaomi and VIVO on my ipad and found no problems
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Anonymous453 May 28, 2025@ Poster shows that "not charging" is actually charging. You leave it for a few hours and you will see the power increase
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Anonymous428 May 28, 2025I have never encountered that the charging head used in the big concept is a charging head with a private protocol