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Apple silent amid iPhone 'chargegate' complaints

Apple silent amid iPhone 'chargegate' complaints

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Apple has remained silent amid complaints that its new iPhone XS and XS Max smartphones fail to charge consistently when plugged in.Several users have reported that their device refuses to charge if it has been idle for a while. Some charge only if the display is "woken up".Video blogger Lewis Hilsenteger dubbed the issue "chargegate" in a video demonstrating the problem.However, Apple has not yet commented on the issue.Mr Hilsenteger presents the Unbox Therapy channel on YouTube, which has more than 12 million subscribers.In a video published on Saturday, he tested nine iPhones by plugging them into an official Apple power supply. While the 2017 iPhone X charged without problem, many of the ne...