I bought this cable to my office, I constantly leave it plugged into my computer. More battery problem! iphone puts a little time to be recognized (that is not an apple cable and in the office I have a PC, not a Mac). I was advised not to plug in and unplug it runs continuously for longer (it seems that when it is not the apple cables - which are 30 euros - after a while they no longer work ). I've had a month, no problem.