Power Source: Power Adapter / Battery is Not Charging – MacBook Pro, MacBook Air [How To Fix]

In a last year's article we show Apple devices that support loading between them and what adapters (feeders) can be used in several idevices. About compatibility. In this article you will see why the status "Power Adapter / Battery is not charging" appears when you connect an MacBook to the IMAC or Mac

I have shown that an iPhone can be loaded without problems through a direct connection to iPad or MacBook, one iPad Pro with USB-C It can be loaded with the MacBook adapter or connected directly to it, and so on. More details about compatible Apple adapters can be found in the article: “Can we use the MacBook Pro charger for fast iPad or iPhone charging?“.

IMAC owners know that its USB ports are not only for connecting auxiliary devices but can be used and for loading various idevices. From an IMAC, the user can charge a iPad, iPhone, a keyboard Magic Keyboard, and Magic Mouse or even one Macbook Pro / Air. It is all for loading to use the right cable.

Fortunately, even though in the last period Apple's trend has been to eliminate from ports on the new generations of devices, at the IMAC 2020 they were still too generous. An imac has four ports USB-A and two USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 3), along with a slot for SDXC.

If you are the owner of an IMAC and a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, you need to know that the latter you can charge from the IMAC, using the port USB-C (Thunderbolt 3). This port will transfer enough energy from IMAC for MacBook, to charge the battery within a time equivalent to that of charging with the adapter. But there is a very important aspect to keep in mind.

I saw that many users who tried to load a MacBook Pro or Air from Imac, have encountered an apparently logical error. Although the status that indicates the level and condition of the battery shows that there is a connection to the adapter, the battery does not charge. Power Source: Power Adapter / Battery is Not Charging.

Why not load MacBook from IMAC and the Power Adapter / Battery Status is not charged

Most users who want in Loys the battery of a MacBook Pro or Macbook Air from iMac, try this With the help of original charging cable, used at the socket adapter. This charging cable can only be used for loading from a direct power source, to the socket. It is not a cable Thunderbolt 3 able to activate the load port USB-C TO IMAC.

The two ports Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) of the IMAC can be used to connect a monitor (DisplayPort), can be used for connections Thunderbolt with speeds up to 40Gb/s, USB 3.1 Gen 2 with speeds up to 10Gb/s, Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, VGA. (with adapters bought separately) or as Source for loading other device-hate. The condition that these ports play the role of charger, is that the connecting cable is USB-C (Thunderbolt 3).

Although these cables show all a USB-C Normal and they can be connected by the same ports, The differences between a classic cable USB-C and a cable with Thunderbolt 3 They are very large. Besides the large volume of data, the cable Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) also supports an energy transfer of Up to 100W and is recognized by Apple devices.

When you try to charge the battery of a MacBook with a normal cable, you will most likely receive the IMAC notification: CANNOT USE THUNDERBOLT ACCESSORY – Connect accessory using a Thunderbolt capable cable.

Clear sign that in order to charge the battery of a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air from IMAC, you must buy a cable Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C). Cable you can use for data transfer.

You will find that the price of a cable Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) is almost double compared to the price of the original cable loading in the MacBook box. I'm talking about the original cables, Apple.