Apple cases have always stood out for being of high quality and providing an aesthetic characteristic of the Cupertino company, serving two main purposes, the first, to protect the device from any type of damage that it may suffer in drops or scratches, and second , give a different look to the iPhone. To these two objectives, one more is added with the Smart Battery Case, since it provides a battery kick to the iPhone. We will tell you everything in this post.
What is the Smart Battery Case?
The traditional Apple iPhone cases have been and are an icon when it comes to selecting protection for these devices, in fact, the design has been the same for many years. Well, this Smart Battery Case is a small evolution of the traditional Apple silicone cases.
In addition to protecting the iPhone and giving it a different single-color aesthetic, the Smart Battery Case provides that extra autonomy, or rather, it gives you the battery that you always dreamed of having in your iPhone since you will have the feeling that it never runs out and that you can use your device without worrying about the battery level of your phone. Of course, you will have to sacrifice the style of your iPhone, since in order to grant this level of autonomy to the iPhone, this case has a small hump on its back, which is right where the battery of the Smart Battery Case is located.
This is how the Smart Battery Case works
After all, the Smart Battery Case is nothing more than the official Apple battery case, however, we recommend that you take into account exactly how it works to make proper use of it and thus be able to get the most out of it.
Charge the Smart Battery Case
First of all, before you start using this battery case with your iPhone you have to charge it and update your iPhone to the latest iOS version. To charge the case, follow the steps below.
- Connect the Lightning to USB cable included with iPhone to the Lightning connector on the Smart Battery Case.
- Connect the other end of the cable to an Apple USB power adapter, and then plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. In case you want maximum charging speed, you can use an Apple USB-C power adapter that provides 18 or more watts of power.
- While the case is charging, an amber status light appears, when complete this light turns green.
Attach and remove the cover
To use this case, you just have to place it on your iPhone, but yes, do it correctly since, on many occasions, this process, carried out incorrectly and frequently repeated, can end up damaging your iPhone case, both the Smart Battery Case like the traditional ones. To correctly place the case on your device you have to pull the upper edge and slide the iPhone inwards. As soon as the case is well placed, it will automatically charge your iPhone.
If on the other hand, what you want is to remove the case, in the same way you have to pull the upper edge and slide the iPhone towards the top of the case. It is very important that you slide the iphone upwards, not towards you, so as not to damage the connector.
Check the load
The moment you connect the Smart Battery Case to the iPhone, the iPhone’s battery status and the case will appear on the screen, you will also see it when you connect it to a power source or when you disconnect it. On the other hand, if you want to know the status of the battery after having connected it to the iPhone, you just have to go to the Today view on the iPhone and you can check the battery percentage of the Smart Battery Case.
Charge the case and iPhone at the same time
If what you want is to charge both the Smart Battery Case and the iPhone at the same time, you can do it in the following way.
- With the iPhone in the case, connect the Lightning to USB cable that came with the iPhone to the Lightning connector on the case.
- Connect the other end of the cable to an Apple USB power adapter, and then plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. In the same way as to charge the case separately, for maximum charging speed, use an Apple USB-C power adapter that provides 18 or more watts of power.
In addition, you can also charge the Smart Battery Case with your iPhone with a Qi-certified wireless charging base, as long as your iPhone model is compatible with such charging.
Possible problems with the Smart Battery Case
The case does not charge or does it slowly
If your Smart Battery Case does not charge or you find that you do it very slowly, follow the next steps indicated below to solve the problem.
- Disconnect the Lightning to USB cable from the power source and reconnect it.
- If the iPhone is wearing the case, remove it and try to charge the iPhone and the case separately.
- If you have a foil, sticker, or label on the back of your iPhone, remove it.
- Replace the cover.
- In case you use a wireless charging base, make sure that there is nothing between the case and the charging base itself.
If the iPhone won’t charge
In case the case does charge, but the iPhone does not, follow the steps below.
- Make sure you have the latest version of iOS installed on your iPhone.
- If you have any accessories connected to the case, unplug them.
- Take off the cover.
- Reconnect the case to the iPhone.
If you can’t use an accessory while using the Smart Battery Case
In case you have an Apple or Made for iPhone accessory connected to the case and you cannot use it, we recommend that you follow the following steps.
- Disconnect the accessory and reconnect it.
- Remove the iPhone from the case and replace the case later.
