Can you charge iPhone 13 with old chargers?

alexajjjffr wrote:

why my iphone 13 is not charging by iphone x cable i bought it yesterday and i didnt know that i have to buy a specific adapter for it so now am trying to charge it by the iphone x cable and i cant any help?

As long as it's an Apple OEM or MFi Lightning cable it should work. It's all forwards and backwards compatible in a way that it's at the very least safe enough to use.

marymomster wrote:

That’s BS. We will all go out and buy new chargers…on our dime.

You mean you have no other USB power sources in your possession? You have never owned any cell phone or tablet that needed to be charged? You have no USB Lightning cables, either? This is your absolutely first smartphone?

marymomster wrote:

That’s BS. We will all go out and buy new chargers…on our dime.

I have a home with computers with USB ports (some USB-C) and tons of USB-A power adapters that I've saved up over the years. Part of the rationale is that most people already have power adapters that can be reused.

I just order an apple iPhone mini 13, it came with a charging cable that does not fit into any of my power adaptors nor my iMac.

I am not technically savvy at all and I am confused about how to charge this phone. So do I have to buy a new power adaptor to fit this cable that came with this phone. All of my other cables have USB ports, as to my power adapters. Can I just buy a different cable that will fit into this 13 mini and have a USB cable?

I am reading through this forum and seeing that everybody thinks that the cable that came with the mini 13 is what’s going to be everywhere, and Apple is behind the times. So it seems like I should buy a new power adapter? A new charger for my car? Or would it be smarter and cheaper to just buy a different cable. I’m hoping to not buy any more iPads, I may ask, or even a new phone. Everything I own is rather new, and I don’t upgrade like a lot of people because something new comes out., So please share your thoughts. Thank you very much for any replies

You can just use one of your old cables and one of your old power sources. Any Apple branded or MFI certified cable and power source can be used to charge your 13. Or you can get a Qi wireless charger, which is much more convenient than plugging in the phone.

iphone32gb wrote:

Does apple sell an adapter so that I can use all my usb external battery packs and charger which are all usb?? :-(

Apple doesn't have one, and I'm not sure if they sell aftermarket ones. They have it the other way around - USB-C plug with USB-A port, and a captive wire. I do have one adapter that does what you want, but it came with a USB-C to USB-A hub and only transmits data at USB 2.0 speeds.

However, if I were going to do it, I would just purchase MFi Lightning cables, which can be really cheap. I've bought 5 packs of such cables for as little at $5.99. More often than not, I use aftermarket, Apple certified Lightning cables, although I use a few Apple OEM cables.

I have over two dozen MFi USB-A to Lightning cables of various lengths from 4 inches to 10 feet. I've gotten them for as little as $4.99 for a 5-pack. I don't rely on Lightning cables to last nor do I assume that I'll never damage or lose them, nor that they'll never wear out. Whatever cables come in the box don't really matter to me.

There are simple, inexpensive solutions to all these issues.

So please confirm that using a 12 watt USB-A to lightning charger will not harm an IPhone13 Pro or cause it to charge slower over time if you then try to use the MagSafe USB-C 20W charger?

Can we use apple 5w changer to charge iphone 13 pro max

Absolutely agree!

What is the minimum wattage can you use to charge a iPhone 13 and do you need a usb c to lightning or can you use a usb a to lightning

Of course! Juste note that since it’s 5w, it may take longer to fully charge your iPhone.

I apologize. I was directing us to Apple. Thanks for criticizing me. I’m sorry, thanks for correcting me.

You can thank the EU for that.

And the EU's insistence on moving to USB C is another bright spot. It's time the Lightning connector went bye bye.