i am using another adapter will it affect my battery?

I am using adapter other than Apple's adapter. Will it affect my phone's battery health?

Does Apple support this adapter?


Adapter: DNIA GO-PD20

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 28, 2021 8:45 AM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2021 5:13 PM

If you take your phone off the charger in the morning and let it discharge normally throughout the day, you'll be fine.


All modern lithium ion batteries include technology to prevent overcharging. Some people are afraid of leaving their device plugged into higher-watt charging adapters. That doesn't matter because iPhone deliberately charges much more slowly after reaching 80% anyway. It's fine as long as you don't do something crazy like try to use a laptop charger.


If you leave the iPhone plugged in at 100% for an extended time, this will damage the battery’s charge capacity. This is true with any battery. One time, my Dad gave me a laptop that he never unplugged in years. Its battery lasted 45 minutes. However, the few hours between when the phone reaches 100% at night and when you take it off the charger in the morning is not significant. Apple is well aware of the use case of people charging their phone overnight. 🙂


However, note that your battery life will shorten no matter what you do. This is taken from Apple's support page:


All rechargeable batteries are consumables and have a limited lifespan—eventually their capacity and performance decline such that they need to be replaced. As batteries age, it can contribute to changes in iPhone performance.


For more information, see this Apple Support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208387


Now, if you use a cable that is not approved by Apple, your phone may display an "Accessory not supported" message. Lightning accessories actually contain a tiny microchip that Apple devices check for, and it has been reported that third-party manufacturers pay Apple $4.00 US for each Lightning accessory sold. The European Union wants all phones and tablets to use the same USB-C technology to reduce waste, and Apple is not happy. 🙂

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Sep 28, 2021 5:13 PM in response to burakertas

If you take your phone off the charger in the morning and let it discharge normally throughout the day, you'll be fine.


All modern lithium ion batteries include technology to prevent overcharging. Some people are afraid of leaving their device plugged into higher-watt charging adapters. That doesn't matter because iPhone deliberately charges much more slowly after reaching 80% anyway. It's fine as long as you don't do something crazy like try to use a laptop charger.


If you leave the iPhone plugged in at 100% for an extended time, this will damage the battery’s charge capacity. This is true with any battery. One time, my Dad gave me a laptop that he never unplugged in years. Its battery lasted 45 minutes. However, the few hours between when the phone reaches 100% at night and when you take it off the charger in the morning is not significant. Apple is well aware of the use case of people charging their phone overnight. 🙂


However, note that your battery life will shorten no matter what you do. This is taken from Apple's support page:


All rechargeable batteries are consumables and have a limited lifespan—eventually their capacity and performance decline such that they need to be replaced. As batteries age, it can contribute to changes in iPhone performance.


For more information, see this Apple Support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208387


Now, if you use a cable that is not approved by Apple, your phone may display an "Accessory not supported" message. Lightning accessories actually contain a tiny microchip that Apple devices check for, and it has been reported that third-party manufacturers pay Apple $4.00 US for each Lightning accessory sold. The European Union wants all phones and tablets to use the same USB-C technology to reduce waste, and Apple is not happy. 🙂

Sep 28, 2021 9:28 AM in response to burakertas

All I could find about this particular adapter are some e-commerce pages in Turkish, which I translated using Google.


Although some of the claims it makes seem suspicious (I don't know what a charging adapter has to do with security, or what "5-layer security technology" is supposed to be), I don't see anything bad in the technical specs. Lots of people use non-Apple adapters to charge their phones. I use a non-Apple adapter in my car.


As I live in the United States, I can't help much more than that. A good idea is to look for user reviews on this model and to check if Dniago is a reputable company.

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