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Aug 13, 2016 12:32 PM in response to Megabite47by Lawrence Finch,What is it plugged in to? I'm assuming you mean a 3 meter Lightning cable, as a 3 meter charger would take up a room. But the important question is what are you using for a power source.
As a separate question, using an Apple iPad charger for an iPhone is not a problem: Using iPad power adapters with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod - Apple Support
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Aug 13, 2016 8:01 PM in response to Lawrence Finchby Megabite47,Yes its a 3 meter lightning cable and I am plugging it into an AC 8 way adapter that is surge protected and plugged into the wall. There are no other items plugged into it but the wall socket directly is unreachable which is why the 8 way is used. Will this make a difference? The USB to AC adapter is the Apple one too. Great to know the other cable would be safe but its way too short for me to use.
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Aug 14, 2016 4:47 AM in response to Megabite47by Lawrence Finch,If it's the Apple 12 W iPad adapter it should charge in under 2.5 hours. If it isn't there's some app running on your phone that is using energy as the phone is charging.
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Aug 14, 2016 5:12 AM in response to Lawrence Finchby Megabite47,I always shut down all apps and close windows inside Safari to optimise my battery life and do this regularly during use and always before putting on charger. I also have mobile data turned off for almost every App excluding banks and google maps. I searched the power cables that come with my devices, my ipad mini comes with the 5W adapter (as per your helpful link above) but I could not see in the tech specs for the iphone 6 plus which adapter Wattage it comes with. I also searched the store and found the cable I bought from Apple which is "Native Union belt XL lightning-to-USB 3M cable" but it also doesnt quote the wattage. But further googling gave me a likelihood that they are both 5W so if I am using the 'original' chargers e.g. 5W what should be my expected charge time from <5% to 100% please?
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Aug 14, 2016 1:50 PM in response to Megabite47by Lawrence Finch,Megabite47 wrote:
I always shut down all apps and close windows inside Safari to optimise my battery life and do this regularly during use and always before putting on charger.
Shutting down apps does nothing to improve battery life; in fact it increases battery drain. Apps that appear in the Quick Launch screen are not running; they are on standby. When you shut them down they actually run briefly to save transient storage. And when you launch them again they again use energy to start up. So shutting down apps causes increased battery drain. See: http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/10/should-you-quit-ios-apps-answer/ Shutting them down does not stop them from running, either. Built in apps simply restart, but without appearing, so you don't know when they load. And any app that can receive notifications will restart to process those notifications, and they won't display either.
Closing windows in Safari will save energy only if the page is auto-refresh, which pages can do, but very few do it.
I searched the power cables that come with my devices, my ipad mini comes with the 5W adapter (as per your helpful link above) but I could not see in the tech specs for the iphone 6 plus which adapter Wattage it comes with. I also searched the store and found the cable I bought from Apple which is "Native Union belt XL lightning-to-USB 3M cable" but it also doesnt quote the wattage. But further googling gave me a likelihood that they are both 5W so if I am using the 'original' chargers e.g. 5W what should be my expected charge time from <5% to 100% please?
iPhone 6 and 6S come with the 5 watt adapter, although they can benefit from a 10 W or 12 W adapter. But cables don't have wattage, only the USB adapter has a wattage rating. Cables have resistance, however, which is proportional to length. So a longer cable might be responsible for a slower charge.
As a simple test, try charging your phone with the stock 1 meter lightning cable. If it charges faster the 3 meter cable is the problem.
A full charge should take about 2 1/2 hours. You also should not be routinely running the battery down all the way; there is no benefit to doing so. In fact, the best practice is to charge the phone overnight, every night, regardless of the state of charge when you go to bed. It is smart enough not to overcharge; there is no problem leaving it connected after it reaches 100%.