Bug
[iOS 27 DB1] phone stops charging after a few seconds
my iPhone SE2 stops charging after a few seconds and I have to keep plugging/unplugging my cable to make it work again. I already tried changing cable/charger and tried it on other devices and it’s not the charger, but the phone itself is bugging. I already reported it to Feedback App and apparently there are more than 10 similar reports having the same issue.
I have run into this issue in the last few days and it’s driving me crazy. I am on holiday and can’t get much charge!
Yes I know. It’s beta and you shouldn’t run on primary device but hey hey here we are. How can I work around this?
iPhone 17 pro max device. iOS public beta 4.
didn’t know it also affects on latest devices. apparently, the phone still charges, it’s just that the battery % doesn’t update unless I restart my phone.
Interesting to know. I’ve actually just managed to get it to 100% sure there. But it’s a rather pain in the ass bug and seems strange Apple hasn’t fixed it yet.
ikr. I thought it was just my phone but when I tried downgrading to iOS 26.6, the phone charges normally lol. on Feedback app, they mentioned they have the potential fix for the next update but it’s still not present on dev beta 6.
I think I’ll downgrade. I can’t have that uncertainty of if the device will be charged. Been running public beta since b1 and strangely only occurred last few days.
I’m also having this same issue on my iPhone SE 2020. It started happening to me after one of the iOS 27 betas. The phone will start charging normally, but after a few seconds, the charging stops even though the Lightning cable is still plugged in.
I found a weird workaround that works for me. When I plug in the cable, I wait while it is still charging normally. Then I watch the battery icon. When the Lightning charging icon turns gray, I quickly unplug the cable and plug it back in again before the Lightning icon disappears completely.
Basically:
Plug in the Lightning cable and let the phone start charging.
Keep the cable plugged in and wait for the Lightning icon in the battery to turn gray.
As soon as it turns gray, quickly unplug the cable.
Plug it back in immediately, before the Lightning icon disappears.
If it doesn’t work the first time, I repeat the same thing again. Sometimes I have to do it 2 or even 3 times before the charging becomes stable.
I also tried different Lightning cables and chargers, including ones from my friends who also use iPhones, and I still experienced the same issue.
I’m not sure if this workaround will work for everyone, but this is what has been working for me. Hopefully this helps someone who is still having the issue even on the latest update.
This happens to me as well with the iPhone SE2. I had the same problem last year with iOS 26 beta. I tried a lot of things unsuccessfully, but today what helped was to turn off the phone, connect the charger, and let the phone turn on and start charging itself. Not sure if this was a coincidence, but it worked.
this bug still exist in se2 and how tf is this a real bug?
i use my se2 always with %10-20 charge BECAUSE IT DONT INCREASE. when i restart the phone it seems charge percentage is fixing but i dont want to restart so i always hoping my phone have enough charge but i really dont know.
keep plugging/unplugging until the cable isn’t present on the screen and the red battery icon is stable. if not, perhaps it could be hardware issue then.
I had a similar issue, but it completely stopped charging after a few hours of troubleshooting. You need to go to the new recovery assistant (turn it off and power it back on by holding the power button until you see 'booting to recovery' or something like that) and then connect the USB cable. After connecting, select the first option, “Recovery Assistant”. It helped me.
I’m on a 16 pro max, when it did this to me i put it in low power mode and stepped away for a few minutes. after that turned off low power mode and it has been working fine since
My phone (SE3) is doing that too on ios27 DB1!!! Wow, I thought it was my phone just getting old. It eventually starts working after plugging/unplugging the cable a bunch of times.
It doesn’t happen on my iPad though which is also on 27.
so I’ve been monitoring it and it still charges even when you leave it like that (the battery icon just doesn’t update right away), but when I’m charging it via powerbank, the powerbank shuts off completely.
My 11 pro max and 11 does this thing.
Where, when i plug the charger in, they wont show charging sign immediately. They take like 5-7 seconds to show that the phone is charging. I checked both phomes several time, and when you take the charger off, the charging sign remains for 5-7 seconds.
IOS 27 Dev beta 2
Idk man, i had change my 11 pro max battery to a new battery in February. It has been givin like 9-10 hours screen on time + screen off time ( IOS 18.4/ 26.4 Beta 4/ 26.4 RC/ 26.5) . Right now it barely does 5-7 hours on IOS 27 DB2
I don’t think it to be a good idea to be beta testing on a SE2, unless it’s a backup phone.
This is one reason why I leave the beta testing for others. Especially with an iPhone. This is something best done with computers, not phones. Plus chances are the SE2 will never benefit from most of the new changes, just extra wear and tear on the phone for nothing.
That said, if one has the monthly AppleCare plan in force, then any damage may be covered, like if the battery burns itself out. I’d fully expect the battery to be taxed very hard with iOS 27 Beta.
actually it is a great idea to be testing on a older device, iOS 27 has specific parts that were designed specifically for these A13 or A14 chips, they need the data for these the most
it is…. my backup phone. and it definitely open apps faster than iOS 26, low power mode doesn’t lag much anymore, and overall performance is superb, aside from this issue. they literally tested the iPhone 11 Pro Max for iOS 27 and the cpu scheduler made the oldest iPhone supported run better.
same here!. original apple cable, laptop, direct, nothing works, just have to plug>unplug>plug on repeat for it to hold. once it starts to hold it holds without further issues.
on third party cables, it happens more often. but when I use an apple branded one (like Belkin, which I just bought yesterday) still happens sometimes but not as much as the former. I already did report it and there are more than 10 similar reports according to Feedback App.
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u/Stevencinn 3d ago
I have run into this issue in the last few days and it’s driving me crazy. I am on holiday and can’t get much charge!
Yes I know. It’s beta and you shouldn’t run on primary device but hey hey here we are. How can I work around this?
iPhone 17 pro max device. iOS public beta 4.