My iPad's charging adapter has malfunctioned. The lightning to USB cable is fine. My place is likely to be under a Covid19 lock down for at least two more weeks, so I cannot get a replacement soon.
Can I meanwhile use an android charging adapter to charge my iPad?
I checked the specs. The apple adapter has 5.1 V X 2.1 Amp output (10 W). My Android (Motorola) adapter is 5 V X 1.6 A (8 W) output. I have another android adapter (Vivo) with 5 V X 1 A output (5 W).
I tried the android adapters briefly. They are working with the iPad.
I connected the iPad to my windows PC. There it is charging very slowly (~6% per hour).
There is one complication with the Motorola adapter. It also has 2 turbo charging modes- 9 V X 1.6 A (~15 W) and 12 V X 1.2 A (~14.5 W). But these turbo charging modes only work for a supported device, otherwise the output is simply the 5 V X 1.6 A one.
But, to play it safe, should I use the other adapter with a single 5 W output?
Should I even try these android adapters?
I do feel that what really matters is the voltage and the current of the supply. Still, I do not want to wreck my iPad, and that too in the middle of a lock down.
If the charging is fast enough, do I really need to get the apple charging adapter later?
