Can I safely charge my iPhone 13 and AirPods using a USB-C cable with a 220V adapter?

All Apple USB power adapters are designed for use with power sources rated to provide 100V AC to 240V AC at 50Hz to 60Hz. Apple iPad USB power adapters also comply with the IEC/UL 60950-1 and IEC/UL 62368-1 standards for use with power sources rated to provide 115V AC at 400Hz (typically found onboard commercial airlines).

Third-party Power Adapters may not be designed to operate across a wide range of AC Supply voltages. You should always check the ratings/specifications (that should be marked on the Power Adapter itself) before connecting to AC line-power.

While your Power Adapter will be fully usable when travelling internationally, you may require a simple pin-adapter to allow the Power Adapter to be used with AC power outlets in different countries. For example, a US flat 2-pin connector will require an adapter for the standard European round 2-pin socket - or UK 3-pin square socket. Travel adapters are readily available.

leicaman wrote:

So ee really don’t need the little charging blocks? Does this hold true for Air Pods and Ape watches?

The “little charging blocks” convert from grid power to USB-C power, and the USB cable then gets that power from the power source to the iPhone.

(If you can find a USB-C socket embedded in a wall plate somewhere, that works, too. These USB-C wall plates are rare, but are available in some places. These wall plates include the “little charging blocks” in the wall.)

If you’re quite unwisely planning on inserting a USB-C connector directly into grid power, get a fire extinguisher ready, and expect to replace the cable and quite possibly replace the iPhone. Might want to have a physician on standby for a potential electrical injury too, if you should join the power circuit. That can be fatal.

You are not asking if you can connect an iPhone directly to the wall AC socket......are you?

It is the power adapter that connects to the wall AC socket that will work on 100-240 volts and 50/60 Hz.

Even if you could find a cable that connects directly from the wall AC jack to the iPhone, you will destroy the phone by not using a power adapter and connecting the phone directly to the wall socket.

There is a good reason why you will never find a cable like this......it is to prevent users from doing this.

iphones contain switch mode charging circuitry that detects the input voltage and makes any necessary adjustments.