> and the battery won’t charge because it’s “too hot” (most of the time it’s far from it imo).

Are you sure about that? It is quite damaging to both batteries if they kept charging and increasing their heat even more. Video calls do generate a fair amount of heat. Disabling such a safety feature would be rather unwise.

I have the Baseus one. I have a couple other products of theirs and this one is great. I don't have any others to compare weight, but the Baseus isn't uncomfortably heavy. I also have no issues carrying it attached to the phone in my pocket, despite what the review said.

Very possible that cable was the culprit, I mean mfi cables are telling when to stop charging and possible this couldn’t do it no more 🤷‍♂️

Changing an OS often takes some time to get used to. When I switched from Android to iOS there were a lot of things that just worked better on Android. I got used to a lot of stuff just by using it and it wasn’t that much of a deal anymore. On the other hand I was discovering stuff that worked a lot better than on Android. Just give it some time. And if it doesn’t work out for you just go back to Android.

What I really liked about iOS was that it comes with good default apps, has no bloatware, no multiple apps (like Google and Samsung apps), gets up to 6 years of feature updates.

I don’t think it’s possible for a wireless charger to charge faster then a wired version…

I like em for trips as a just in case. My 14 Pro Max rips through battery, usually averaging 10.5hrs of screen on time.

I’ll buy the Apple power bank once I have an iPhone.

Yep. I have a few of the Anker ones but always use the Apple when I need a battery pack. With that being said I don’t need it that much, just when I forget to charge overnight and want to top off.

I’ve been noticing the same lately. I’ll try to load a page and it just gets stuck forever on like 10% loading progress

YES!!! Please add that number row lol

I have an Anker MagGo with a flap that makes it double as a stand. I really highly recommend it as a "battery extender" to have in your purse/pocket for convenience. I make sure it's always charged and with me. No cables, and it's still very comfortable to hold your phone when you have it on the phone. That's the only reason I'd go for magsafe on a battery pack, to get that convenience and compactness. I love it for on the go, fast commuting etc.

For larger capacity I have an Anker powerbank with 20,000mAh without MagSafe, with usbc power delivery. It fast charges my iPhone 13 pro max and my M1 iPad Pro and can trickle charge my airpods and other headphones etc. I can fully charge my phone with it multiple times at great speed, and it allows me to comfortably work anywhere with my iPad without worrying about finding an outlet to charge. When choosing this one I prioritized capacity, fast charging and multi device charging.

I’ve used Android since the Galaxy S3 (first s/phone)

I switched to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. I also got the watch, AirPods Max, and MacBook Pro.

I’ll admit it took a little getting use to as the two platforms are obviously very different. BUT, having all the Apple products work together as seamlessly as they do is amazing.

iOS does what it does very well and does so much natively that takes extra apps on android.

Obviously it’s a personal preference but I do believe having the full ecosystem makes all the difference

For sure, wireless chargers don’t keep up with heavy use. It’s a very passive charging speed and that’s one big advantage to the Ankers and others that support wired charging. If you need higher speed charging you can plug it in.

Anker 622 MagSafe Powerbank is really good

Ask Siri to read all of your unread messages.

Siri will respond saying you don't have any, and the badge will clear.

I’m finding it stays on while in pocket but usually slips off when I’m taking it out, then I just pop it back on while I’m holding it.

I’d at least wait til iOS 17 is announced to see if it improves on what you want. Otherwise some people are better off on android.

IPhone 13 Pro, about 1.5 years old. I woke up this morning to an iPhone that was connected to the charger, but unresponsive. It was left on the charger from when I went to sleep (about 1am) until I woke up (about 6am) which is the charging routine that I have used with every phone that I have had. I was able to reboot the phone by following these steps:

1. Press and quickly release the volume up button.

2. Press and quickly release the volume down button.

3. Press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

After reboot, phone is behaving as expected, but then I noticed the bulge in the side of the case where the volume buttons are. It is quite pronounced and I am not sure if the pictures truly do justice to the amount of bulge. I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that the phone got extremely hot last night while charging and that’s why it was unresponsive this morning and the cause of the bulge? Has anyone had any experience with this or maybe can correct me if I am wrong? I am concerned that this is going to result in some sort of catastrophic failure. I charge via a third party cable and a usb adapter that is built in to my nightstand. I am going to change this immediately and use an apple cable/usb adapter, but could there be any other cause? Also, my Nintendo switch is on the same usb adapter and is completely normal this morning.

If you still have the notification badge and you read/delete all messages. Restart your iPhone. Possible visual glitch.

Also understandable

It’s the ecosystem that I like and not the phone itself. If I have to send a text, picture or file to an Android user. I have to use a 3rd party messaging system or email. Communication with another iOS user is so much easier with iMessage and FaceTime. Our whole family along with extended one are on iOS and just makes life simple from iMessage, FaceTime, activity challenge. Find my (to see where my family are). I had the original Droid from 2009 and switch to iPhone 5 years ago. Now that I’m deep in the ecosystem with a watch, iPad, and MacBook I’ll never go back.

Nothing wrong with using a cord charger, some of us just want to wander while charging.

Anker 633 has been working really well for me. Large capacity, fairly compact, and nice features. Can’t go wrong with that one.

What works for me are these options in this order.

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I use it only when I know I'm low on batt but won't be getting back soon to charge, so I'd stick it on the back.