7 ways to charge your iPhone if you don’t have your Apple wall charger handy
- Charging options include the car’s cigarette lighter, wireless, solar, USB cable with a laptop, portable battery or charger, and backpack with an integrated battery
Every iPhone comes with an AC adaptor and charging cable in the box, and that might be the only way you have ever used to keep your phone topped up. But that is limiting – there are a lot of ways to keep your iPhone charged, and many are more convenient than plugging it in to the wall adaptor that Apple gave you.
Here are seven ways to charge your iPhone for those times when you do not have access to the AC adaptor or a wall outlet. A few of these are so handy that they might replace the AC adaptor as your preferred way of keeping your iPhone charged.
Use a car charger
If you are a commuter, you probably spend a lot of time in the car. If so, your very first iPhone accessory should be a car charger, which lets you draw power from the car’s power port (more commonly known as, but probably rarely used as, the cigarette lighter). You can get a car charger for less than US$10 (this Anker model has a pair of USB ports for charging two devices at once).
Charge your iPhone wirelessly
If you have an iPhone X or later, and you are not charging your phone wirelessly, you are missing out on one of the most satisfying features of modern smartphones. These phones can charge just by being set on a compatible wireless charging pad, which you can keep on your desk, bed stand, or elsewhere.
Apple embraced the Qi wireless standard, so any pad that is Qi-certified will work with your iPhone. There are all sorts of charging pads available, from pads that lie flat on a tabletop to stands that let your phone sit upright.
