Nothing to worry about, apple state that your lighting port can be used a 1000 times before it wears out.Whether it’s for connecting the dongle to use my headphones or the charger, I plug-unplug my iPhone 12 Pro Max about 4 times a day
should I worry about damaging the port? Like it getting lose over time or something of that sort?
That’s actually scary. 1000 times would mean 2.7 years if charged once a day , that’s if plugged once a day.Nothing to worry about, apple state that your lighting port can be used a 1000 times before it wears out.
Where does Apple state that number?Nothing to worry about, apple state that your lighting port can be used a 1000 times before it wears out.
This really, if you are fussing about damaging the port on your phone there are options out there to either not use the port at all or you can get these where the bit in the port stays in the whole time and the cable attaches magnetically to it.Why not a Qi charger? I hardly ever plug my iPhone into anything unless you are referring to a car charger and you can get Qi for them too. I use Bluetooth for just about everything else except syncing to my MBP.
May I ask how many times were you plugging in your iPhones?I would be cautious. Both my last two iPhones had the port break over time. If I had no wireless headphones and wireless charger by now this would be going to service again.
And while it’s technically probably possible to swap just the port Apple will charge you their usual substantial fee.
I understand your point and I agree with you, but it’s so hard to not worry about it when I plug in my iPhone 4x the amount I should be doingI would say that 1000 uses is an under estimate. I've owned iPhones for years, then passed them on to family members who use them for years, and have never had a port fail.
The bottom line is, your phone, including the port, is meant to be used. Just use it and don't worry it. I get that iPhones are expensive, but it's weird how much some people worry about babying them. You probably don't worry that, for example, your car's steering wheel will wear out because you make too many turns.
Thank you for your kind suggestionIf it makes sense at any time you could consider plugging a lightning extension cord into the iPhone and do the frequent plugging/unplugging on the other end of that.
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But based on your previous experience with iPhones , how many times a day would you charge and how many years did you use the iPhone?Why not a Qi charger? I hardly ever plug my iPhone into anything unless you are referring to a car charger and you can get Qi for them too. I use Bluetooth for just about everything else except syncing to my MBP.
I would look into wireless charging but only recently I found out that the official MagSafe charger requires an external wall adapter to charger tooWhy not a Qi charger? I hardly ever plug my iPhone into anything unless you are referring to a car charger and you can get Qi for them too. I use Bluetooth for just about everything else except syncing to my MBP.
should I worry about damaging the port
May I ask how many times were you plugging in your iPhones?
It works with any USB-C outlet. The only issue is that it loads <15W. Which on the other side is better for the batteryI would look into wireless charging but only recently I found out that the official MagSafe charger requires an external wall adapter to charger too
Pretty sure I read it somewhere once, unless I left out a 0 by accident . ?♂️??Where does Apple state that number?
I believe it'll be more like 10.000 or 15.000 times!
Nothing to worry about, apple state that your lighting port can be used a 1000 times before it wears out.
Read it somewhere a while ago, must be a load of crap.Do you have a source for that? Seems really low! Anyway, if 1000 was the limit my 8 is exceeding expectations! Carplay is what is really running up the count for me, I might make 5-10 stops a day for work each one requiring a plug in. I understand it will die eventually but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Just make sure it lines up perfectly before pushing it in.