How to Charge an iPhone XR

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You can charge your iPhone XR wirelessly or with the cable it came with. This wikiHow will show you how to charge your iPhone XR in both ways.

Steps

Charging Wirelessly

Find a Qi-certified charger for your phone. Your iPhone has a glass back that allows for wireless charging with Qi-certified chargers. iPhones 8 and later have the ability to charge wirelessly, so if you had a wireless charger for your iPhone 9, you can use it to charge your iPhone XR.

Connect your charger to power. Your Qi-certified charger should have come with a cable to plug into a wall socket, but if it doesn't, the manufacturer will generally recommend which one to use.

Place the charger in a level surface. As generally recommended by wireless charger manufacturers, you should place the charging pad on a level surface.

Place your iPhone (face up) on the charger. For best results, you'll want to center your iPhone on the charging pad. Once you've centered your iPhone on the charging pad, you should hear a battery charging noise and see a lightning bolt in the battery icon on the screen to indicate that it's charging. Some charging pads have an LED light on the front of the charging unit to indicate charging activity.

Charging with Cables

Find a charger for your phone. You'll need a USB-C to Lightning Cable and a 30W adapter with a USB-C port. All iPhones 5 and up have the same charging cable and port, so you can use a cable from an old phone.

Connect the USB-C side of the cable to the power adapter or USB port on a computer. You can plug your iPhone into the power adapter for a wall outlet or you can plug it into your computer to charge. You'll get faster charging if you plug the phone into the power adapter for the wall outlet. If you plug the USB end of the charging cable into your computer, skip the next step.

Plug the adapter into the wall (if applicable). If you choose to plug the adapter into anything other than a wall outlet, your charging may be slowed. You'll usually find a USB port on the front of your computer tower, on the sides of your all-in-one monitor, or on the sides of your laptop. Some laptops, including the MacBook Airs, don't have USB ports.

Slide the Lightning port into your phone. If you try to force the plug in, you might damage or break something. You should hear a battery charging noise and see a lightning bolt in the battery icon on the screen to indicate that it's charging.