Macbook Air mid 2013 will not USB-charge iPhone 4S or iPad 2.

weird.... my mid 2013 13" Macbook Air charge/sync my iPhone 5 after setting sleep in energy saver panel to never, and it still charge the iphone after i reset sleep setting back to 5. but it work just for a while. it is stop charging again, but still sync in iTunes.

it won't charge/sync my new iPad (ipad3) too. but work fine with iPhone 4.

Hi,

Thanks all for this - fixed the problem with our iPad. iPhones worked fine.

I'm not sure if everyone is aware (it took me a couple of goes) but you have to "turn display off after: never" in both "battery" and "power adapter" for it to work.

I put them both back how I had it straight away and it kept charging. For a couple of minutes............

Better than before though.

I've got the same model, no issues at all. I even prefer charging my iPhone from my MBA because it's charging faster IMO.

Go to Apple Store.

I'm facing the problem right now. My iPad Air rapidly connects and disconnects when I connect it via USB to my MacBook Pro Retina. I noticed this happens only when my iPad Air is on low battery percentage. Anything in the healthy 80+% range seems to be perfectly fine via USB connection.

Should I take my iPad Air back to apple for an exchange?

I had the same problem.

I just used a hub 2.0 between the Mac book air usb port and IPhone 4s/IPad Mini 2 usb cable and it worked properly.

That's all.

This problem had progressed to where I could not charge any device from either USB port on my MacBook Air (cable didn't matter, devices would charge fine from a wall charger).

I just ran Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions and both ports now work perfectly, no more charging issues. No idea why, but I am very, very relieved.

I've tried the same with an unpowered (truly is a self powered because use the usb energy) and worked fine.

Thanks

Hello NorrinRadd

I recognised the same problem. If my iPad Air 2, iPhone 4S and iPhone SE has less then about 55% power it will not charge. I constantly switch between charging/not charging on my MacBook Air Mid 2013

If i connect these devises with the original cable an the original powersupply it charges normaly!

Maybe Apple can fixes this with an firmwareupdate?

regards

Gérard

My 2014 MacBook Air will not consistently charge my iPhone nor my iPad. When connected via the USB the charge/not charging battery sign flashes and/or the charge connection sound chimes.

I ran a self diagnostic on the laptop as suggested by online help with Apple. The result indicated that there could be a problem with the battery. Later I took the laptop to the Apple Store to have a diagnostic run as well. Thy indicated that the laptop battery was failing and that it would have to be replaced. Because the battery was failing, it could not produce the flow sufficient to consistently charge the phone or pad.

I have not replaced the battery yet because of time constrains. Apple wants to keep the laptop for a couple of weeks, however due to a work schedule I can not leave with them as I need my computer for work.

I hope someone with a smilier problem finds this helpful in the sense that a diagnostic may be the avenue you'll need to pinpoint the problem!

I have an iPhone X on a 2013 Macbook air, and it wasn't charging. Just ran the disk utility and now it charges perfectly, thanks for the tip!!