“Apple’s 87W USB-C power adapter is meant for charging the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar,” Uzair Ghani writes for WCCFTech. “But is it safe to charge an iPhone or iPad with it?”
“Will it fry your iPhone or iPad upon connection? Or give your devices a super speedy recharge?” Ghani writes. “Guess what? Nothing fancy will happen at all. It will just charge your device at its fastest, safe charging rate. Nothing more.”
“Our devices are becoming very, very smart when it comes to the amount of power they should draw safely,” Ghani writes. “The days of worrying that your device might overheat, or even explode because of excessive power draw are long gone. In other words: if you have an 87W power adapter, or even a 61W one, your iPhone or iPad are absolutely safe when it comes to charging.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It works (but we stick with Apple and Anker power adapters just to be on the safe side).
Likewise the 5W charger that comes with a phone will charge an iPad, but do not be in a hurry.
There is a 29 Watt USB C power adapter for the MacBook and I use it for my iPad Pro- it charges much faster.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ262LL/A/29w-usb-c-power-adapter?afid=p238%7Cs3cc1sGEI-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_52243317130_&cid=aos-us-kwgo-pla-btb–slid–product-MJ262LL/A
Yes, I did the research on the 29w USB C power supply by Apple. Here’s the skinny, this adapter works for fast charging on only iPad Pro 12.9″. The bigger iPad Pro was the only tablet from Apple that has the fast charging ability. It effectively does a 90% full charge in an hour with this adapter and I love it. Honestly it changed my entire view of my iPad Pro 12.9. Apple should have included this with every unit but went cheap and shipped the woefully underpowered smaller power supply… GAWD! And, It charges fast while you use it. Must Have!
Belkin’s chargers are excellent as well.
Don’t use chargers found near checkout counters in drug stores, supermarkets and such. These chargers are dangerous. They are also cheap, and seem like a great way to buy an extra charger. But don’t.
I forgot to say that you shouldn’t buy any Apple accessories from Amazon. Last year, Apple found that 90% of accessories sold on Amazon with Apple’s brand on it were fake! I only buy them direct from Apple.
This is the general message from the past year. Stick with verified Apple made OR approved accessories. Apparently, the amount of faked, dangerous, grey market crap being foisted in the ‘Apple’ market is only increasing. Be careful out there kids!
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/are-cheap-iphone-chargers-safe-unofficial-apple-power-chargers-safety-tips-3460975/
https://www.howtogeek.com/240407/why-your-iphone-or-ipad-is-saying-this-cable-or-accessory-is-not-certified/
I’ve recently become a convert to Anker, bought their 20100MHa Power Bank and it’s awesome – my GoPro needs it!
5 volts in. That’s the standard.
How many amps? That’s a factor of how many amps the charger offers and how many amps the charging device will accept.
Volts x Amps = Watts
Watts available ≠ Watts necessarily used.
So a 65 watt light bulb screwed into a socket rated for up to a 100 watt bulb, isn’t going to be brighter.
Genius.
Thanks for enlightening us. /s
What’s sad of course is that simple electronics flies above most people’s heads. EDUCATION is the key. So where is it? Why do we have to teach physics 101 basics to the majority of people these days? This should be simple, common knowledge.
Therefore, please satirize our education systems, not those of us who attempt to help others overcome their lack of knowledge of tech. Dick.