Can this be charged and discharged at the same time (i.e. Charge my phone with the output while charging it through the input)? Anker devices cannot.
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If you plug the unit into a wall outlet, I think that you should be able to charge it and charge your phone.
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I see three responses here stating that the device works while being charged, that has not been my experience. Once I connect the device to a charger while still on, it automatically disconnects from the blue tooth source. In this case the source being my phone.
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Yes it can do both simultaneously. You can charge multiple devices and plug this power bank cable into AC outlet for charging the device itself.
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The USB is output only, not input. You can use that port for charging devices with an already charged battery. For instance, I charged my iPhone during a power outage. Pretty handy, but it doesn't work the other way.
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Hello, Yes you can use the speaker while its charging, Thank you. Arthur Satechi Technical Support
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No, you can not charge a device and use it at the same time. Doing this will blow your device up and the battery pack will explode and burn you house down.
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Well, all I can say is that I use it with an Anker battery pack, which says 1.5A input current. As far as I know these new chargers, which output via a USB connector, establish sort of connection with a device being charged. And the device itself will only take whatever it is capable of. So it's not like the charger will shove those 2Amps down the device's USB connector. Your device is supposed to support whatever current is listed on the device. Otherwise it will just use as much as it is capable of. That's what I've been told. Hope this helps.
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I tried once to see if it does charge while phone mounted in case, didn't seem like it was charging phone battery as well, so I just charged them separately. One would assume that it could charge the phone too after it charges itself, will try again and see later..
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It could be charged when charging another device. However, it's not suggested, because this will greatly reduce the useful life of the battery pack. Since you have access to a plug, why don't you charge the other device directly?
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You can't charge both at the same time so the best way is to have your phone inside the case and charge it while it is there. Then, once it's fully charged then the case will be charged automatically.
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Yes, it can charge both devices at the same time. I don't have any information, though, about charging rates in that situation.
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Hi Thomas, thank you for your question. For safety concern, simultaneous input/output charging has been disabled. Since the Jupiter787 carries such a high capacity battery, concurrent charging may cause current under/over-flow (output greater than input when Jupiter787 is not recharging from wall outlet) and may deplete/damage the battery. You will not likely need this feature because our Jupiter787 will provide enough power for your phone for up to 3 days.
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Sorry for the late response. This is my daughter's device and I had to check with her first. She had some trouble getting heard iPhone to charge and play at the same time, and now the device is not working at all. It only worked for about two weeks and I don't believe it works well to charge.
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You cannot charge the phone and case at the same time, from my experience it charges your case first then it charges your phone
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I've charged it while I have something plugged into it. I don't know 100% that it was actually charging the Jackery, but it charged my devices.
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Yes. I use a charger that works via AC inlet, and I can use it at the same time. Never charged my unit via usb into computer though and tried to use it at the same time.
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I cannot say. I had to throw mine away as both of them, when plugged into our smart phone would charge the phone, and then discharge it.