It's called trickle charging and it does not quite meet the threshold that trips the status bar icon.
Keith On May 19, 2012, at 7:53 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > iPads require 10 watts and the USB port on a computer only delivers five > watts. However, apparently it is possible for the iPad to charge, but very > slowly. This of course is not the most effective or recommended way to charge > the iPad. > > On May 19, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> Hi Kerry, >> >> I'm pretty sure an iPad can't charge off a computer, or if it does, it >> happens very slowly. It requires more power than an iPHone, which is why >> this doesn't work well. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> On May 19, 2012, at 12:02 PM, K. F. Ifill wrote: >> >>> Hi list, >>> I just bought a new Ipad and I updated and charged it last night. I plugged >>> it in to my laptop and it says in the status item that the ipad is not >>> charging. Is this normal or should I be panicking? >>> >>> Thanks Kerry >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
