iPhones Pause MagSafe Charging During Continuity Camera, and Might Not Charge Via USB Either
Adam Engst, writing at TidBITS:
Apple seems allergic to saying that an iPhone won’t charge with
MagSafe during Continuity Camera. However, it may not charge over
USB either. Several users in a Reddit conversation
reported that their iPhones lost charge during Continuity Camera
sessions, even while plugged in.
I suspect that Continuity Camera taxes the processor sufficiently
that the iPhone heats up. (It’s always warm when I take it off the
mount after a meeting.) Since MagSafe charging also causes the
iPhone to get warm — warmer than USB-based charging — Apple’s
battery optimization system may be putting charging on hold to
protect the battery from thermal overload. Which is good, if
unexpected in the moment.
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Adam Engst, writing at TidBITS:
Apple seems allergic to saying that an iPhone won’t charge with
MagSafe during Continuity Camera. However, it may not charge over
USB either. Several users in a Reddit conversation
reported that their iPhones lost charge during Continuity Camera
sessions, even while plugged in.
I suspect that Continuity Camera taxes the processor sufficiently
that the iPhone heats up. (It’s always warm when I take it off the
mount after a meeting.) Since MagSafe charging also causes the
iPhone to get warm — warmer than USB-based charging — Apple’s
battery optimization system may be putting charging on hold to
protect the battery from thermal overload. Which is good, if
unexpected in the moment.