Why wont my phone charge when i plug the usb into my laptop?, Why wont my phone charge when i plug the usb into my laptop?

why wont my phone charge when i plug my usb into my macbook air?

Most USB ports can't supply the power required to charge a phone.
The original USB port was limited to 0.5 amps at 5 volts which is 2.5 watts.
Your phone probably has a 10 watt charger.
Recent machines allow more power from the USB port but I doubt they allow 2 amps which is what would be required to get 10 watts. Even if they did a 2 amp draw is going to be a heavy load on the MBA battery.

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For some reason when I plug my phone up to charge it just keeps showing me the apple logo and then it goes away shows the battery sign is low and that its charging. So I'm wondering why it wont turn on would I have t get a new one, and would it be free

For some reason when I plug my phone up to charge it just keeps showing me the apple logo and then it goes away shows the battery sign is low and that its charging. So I'm wondering why it wont turn on would I have t get a new one, and would it be free

If you've tried the basic troubleshooting steps (restart, reset, restore from backup, restore as new), and you've tried charging from a wall socket and these all fail, then you have a hardware problem.
If your unit is still in warranty, you will be eligible for a replacement with a refurbished unit free of charge. If you are out of your warranty period, you will be eligible for an out of warranty exchange which will cost the equivalent of 200 US dollars.

HT1476 when i plug my phone into the usb port with the apple charger that came with my phone i get an error msg say charging not supported by this device. But when i use a gigaware (radioshack brand) usb charger, no error msg. Why?

when i plug my phone into the usb port with the apple charger that came with my phone i get an error msg say charging not supported by this device. But when i use a gigaware (radioshack brand) usb charger, no error msg. Why?

- Try restoring the iPod, first from backup and then try to factory settings/new iPod to rule out a software problem.
- Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalities like bent or corroded contacts, foreign material and broken or cracked plastic.
- Could you have damaged something when you took the iPod apart and replaced the Home button?

Im up dating my i phone to iOS 6 then my baterry completely drain i forget to plug my charger,when i re charged my battery for 12 hrs my i phone wont start again i try to conect to my computer but it cant be read also.pls help

im up dating my i phone to iOS 6 then my baterry completely drain i forget to plug my charger,when i re charged my battery for 12 hrs my i phone wont start again i try to conect to my computer but it cant be read also.pls help

Thanks too all the people who responded. . . . (noone)
Got it sorted though. Seems that Apple has issues with multiple apple id's.
Seems i had to somehow remember and use the original id i had when i first bought my 1st iPhone. . . .
Even after that it was extremely hard to get my apps back on my PC.
If anyone else has the same problem. . . .email Apple. Cya.

Why does my phone have to vibrate twice when I plug in the charger

I have had an iphone 5 for about a year now and I am very disappointed with Apple and will be changing to a different phone as soon as I can. The fact that apple makes the phone vibrate twice when I plug in a third party charger is obsurd. The apple charger is much worse and breaks sooner than the thrid party charger, but since apple want to make money they are forcing a notification that says this charger may not work properly (actually works better than apples charger) and causes the double vibrate.
They also failed in reconizing a computer, as I have to verify that I trust my home computer everytime I plug it in, also causing a double vibrate. It can't remeber that it has been plugged into this computer many times?
Very disapointed in apples ability to live up to the high end cost of their devices and I will definetly be switching to a different device (which has also made me decide to not buy other apple products)
It would be nice if they would address this problem as it affects every iphone and is a huge negative to ergonomics and functionality of the product.

Update to the latest drivers:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907

HT201210 my phone has stopped working.wont turn on.when plugged into computer makes the charging noise every ten seconds.can i fix it?

my iphone 4 stopped working.the screen went hazy a few times then white.tried a reset but now screens black and phone makes the charging noise every ten seconds when plugged in. any fixes. oh battery has 3.7volts constant

i solved this myself.a new digitizer and screen fitted .phone now ok..charging noise was to alert you that the digitizer had a fault

Why wont itunes recognize my phone when i plug it in

when i plug my phone into the computer nothing happens and it is not recognized

Do one or more of the following:
> Restart your PC/Mac OS
> Uninstall and Reinstall iTunes
> Reset your iDevice
> Get Lastest iOS Update (depends on what generation)
If you haven't check.... go to where you can see your hard drives (the place where you can access any USB flash drives, disc drives, hard drives.....) and see if your iDevice will show..... If it does..... go to iTunes
If you have iTunes 10.7..... look at your left hand side (the side bar).....
If you have iTunes 11..... look at the top right hand corner.....
BTW..... im not a Mac user so I'm not sure if any of this helps.... I'm a Windows person.....
Message was edited by: michael08081

Why does my Macbook pro said "unplug the device using too much power to re-enable USB devices" when i plug in my iphone's charger to connect my phone with the mac?

my iphone 5's charger is not working anymore with the mac or the normal plug in neither, i dont know why. whenever i plug in my mac, i have to twist the charger a little and my mac said "USB Devices Disabled: Unplug the device using too much power to re-enable USB devices". of course it cant connect with the itunes in my mac, but somehow it still syncs the music to my iphone... i don't understand why. please help me thanks!

try resetting the ipad,or change the cable ,it woould work

Why is the message 'Charging is not supported with is accessory' showing up when I plug it in charge :/ it's a brand new phone and brand new charger.

My phone is brand new and so is the charger and this message is showing up its also showing up on my boyfriends iPhone 3s which is not new :/ can anyone tell me why?

have you tried a different USB cable? If so and the issue remains, can your iPhone recharge using your boyfriend's charger. The charger might need to be replaced.

HT201401 phone wont charge when i plugged it in cause it was dead it doesnt even give me the battery sign with the electric bolt

phone wont charge

Plug iPhone in with Wall Charger for 10 minutes. It may turn ON itself. If still nothing, keep on charger and Reset, hold both Home and Power buttons until the iPhone begins to start. This can take about 20 seconds while on charger. If still nothing, all iPhone 4S have full Warranty. Make Genius reservation and take iPhone, along with Wall Charger and USB Cable (they are covered by Warranty, too, and could be faulty) to Apple for resolution.

My phone wont turn on when i plug into charger HELP!!

Hello, please help me I have an iphone 4 and it was working fine before but one day it was low on battery. I decided to charge it and it wont turn on and i left it in there a couple hours and still wont. So i have 2 differen't iphone chargers i tried both of them none work i dont think its the orignal charger that comes with the phone though. I dont know if that has anything to do with it or not but i was thinking it was the charger but i'm not sure. ANY help is appreciated i just wanna start using my iphone again. If you have more questions about the charger or phone please ask i will answer ASAP!

Do you know where i can buy an original iphone charger? Or will the place i bought it from let me use there charger until i get it atleast half charged so i can use the usb charger? Also thanks for your reply i thought no one would answer the question.

HT201412 i turned my phone off for a concert,when i turned it back on and it was acting up so i went to do a soft reset and now it wont respond at all! it wont show on my itunes or computer when i plug it in, it wont even charge. what do i do? is it broke

My Iphone has only been used for about 2 months, I have not dropped it, got it wet or anything else I can think of. I just went to reset it and it won't turn on, charge or can't be recognized on my computer. can anyone help me solve this problem?Please?

If the reset doesn't work:
FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
1. Turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTune (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port. Do not release button until you see picture of iTune and plug (very important)
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTune has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTune.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...
Note: Data will be lost

Why when my phone wont restore, and i finally yank the serial number thing out, i now have to be charges for my tech support?????

i am at my breaking point i refuse to pay for a third phne this year that i did not break, it is all factory or cosmetic problems now it wont hold service, so i tried to restore it, it didnt work aned now i cant even turn it on,

What???
No idea what you're talking about. Please rephrase your questions into something that makes sense.

HT201401 When last charging my iphone 5 it got really hot, and then the screen went black. Now my phone wont turn on, register when i plug it into the computer, reset, or charge.

I've already tried plugging it in to reset-nothing.
I've tried holding the top and home button-nothing.
Plugging it into the wall-nothing.
Using a different cord- nothing.
this is an iPhone 5. with whatever ios system that came with the iphone 5. did not upgrade to the ios 7 yet.

Hi jscheilling,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281?viewlocale=en_US
Cheers,
Judy

Okay, so my friends music downloaded to my iPhone when i put it on his computer to charge and i re-synced it to mine and all his music is still there but blank and wont play how can i get it off of my phone, its so annoying!!

Okay, so my friends music downloaded to my iPhone when i put it on his computer to charge and i re-synced it to mine and all his music is still there but blank and wont play how can i get it off of my phone, its so annoying!! My itunes only has like 4 songs because my computer crashed and lost all my songs, and I'm not trying to steal his music. But like I said its still in the music app on the phone but its all blank and wont play. I just want it off.

When he plugs it into his Mac again, he should be asked if he wishes to sync with that Mac.

Why wont my phone charge when i plug the usb into my laptop?, Why wont my phone charge when i plug the usb into my laptop?

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