Charging the iPhone
The iPhone has a built-in, rechargeable battery that fills up a substantial chunk of its interior. How long one charge can drive your iPhone depends on what you're doing—music playback saps the battery least, Internet (especially 3G Internet) and video sap it the most. But one thing is for sure: Sooner or later, you'll have to recharge the iPhone. For most people, that's every other day or (if you use the 3G network) every night.
You recharge the iPhone by connecting the white USB cable (or, on the original iPhone, the syncing cradle) that came with it. You can plug the far end into either of two places to supply power:
Your computer's USB jack. In general, the iPhone charges even if your computer is asleep.
The AC adapter. The little white two-prong cube that came with the iPhone connects to the end of the cradle's USB cable.
Unless the charge is really low, you can use the iPhone while it's charging. If the iPhone is unlocked, then the battery icon in the upper-right corner displays a lightning bolt to let you know that it's charging. If it's locked, pressing the Home button shows you a battery gauge big enough to see from space.


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