Is wired or wireless charging better for the phone? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? If I have an iPhone 16 and use a wired charger, is there any reason to buy a wireless charger? Thank you.
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iPhone 16, iOS 18
mitsguy2001 wrote:
Thank you. How exactly is wireless more convenient? If you have to use the phone while charging, isn't it easier to just have a cable connecting it to a charger via the USB port, rather than having to place it on a wireless charger? The wireless charger isn't really wireless, since it still has to be plugged into the wall. Seems I am missing something.
In any case, I don't think Apple makes a wireless charger. Is there one that you recommend, or should I not bother?
Yes they do; it’s called a MagSafe charger.
Also, is there a portable charger that you recommend for the iPhone 16? Thank you.
Anker, Griffin and any other certified as Made for iPhone.
An interesting, often ignored fact: Wired charging is “greener;” Wireless charging uses more energy in the charging process than wired, because there is some inefficiency in the wireless energy transfer. You can see this in Apple’s guidance to use a 20 watt power source for wired charging or a 30 watt for MagSafe charging.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
mitsguy2001 wrote:
I'm not denying that it's possible. I'm just asking you how you do it, since I obviously don't know how to.
You said, " I don't think it's possible."
Until I saw your post, I didn't think it was possible. After seeing that you do it, and without CarPlay, I trust that it is possible. I just don't know how to do it.
As I noted earlier you go to Settings and enable it. Settings>Apple Intelligence & Siri>Allow Siri When Locked and turn it on. That's all I ever needed to do.
But then I don't know how to actually use it without unlocking the phone, regardless of settings.
For me, it's random. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it attempts to get me to sign up for Apple Music. Sometimes it creates a Pandora station. Sometimes it tries to upgrade my Pandora account. Sometimes it does nothing at all. Totally random. I'm talking about when not in car and able to unlock phone.
I don't know what to tell you. I do have Spotify on my phone but, unless I specifiy Spotify ("Siri, play The Rolling Stones on Spotify"), it defaults to Music.
I don't have Spotify, since it doesn't work with my car at all. My understanding, at least back when I bought my car, is that Spotify was for teenage girls who were too young to drive at the time.
How is that any different than just plugging it in at night? Is qi or MagSafe better?
I must be missing something, since I thought wireless chargers had a cord too, since they have to be plugged into the wall.
mitsguy2001 wrote:
The main reason I'm asking ("overthinking", as you say) is because my batteries seem to go bad before everybody else's battery goes bad.
That doesn't surprise me.
I thought that they would only replace your phone if the battery goes below 80% in 2 years. I always seem to be around 81% after 2 years.
I need this phone to last 3 years, not 2 years.
Then you may need to purchase a replacement battery if it drops below 80% health before 3 years.
I didn’t think the battery could be replaced.
anthonylan wrote:
Wired charging is faster and more reliable,
What do you mean by "more reliable?" On what evidence do you make that statement?
Not an option for me, since I can't select what music to listen to if I connect to my car via BlueTooth. It has to be wired.
mitsguy2001 wrote:
Not an option for me, since I can't select what music to listen to if I connect to my car via BlueTooth. It has to be wired.
ok apart from Carplay, as do I.
Can't use Siri while driving. If I try to, it says that the phone needs to be unlocked, and that they don't recommend unlocking it while driving. Yes, it actually says that.
Thank you. Sounds like some ideas I can try. Maybe I have trouble since it hasn’t access my iTunes library. Or maybe my car is just too old.
The other question is, does plugging it into my car damage the battery and the port enough for all this to be worth it.
How do I choose between wired and wireless charging for my iPhone?
