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iPhone 12 battery optimised charging not working

Hi there,

I have recently switched from my iPhone XS to iPhone 12 mini. And I have noticed that in my new iPhone 12 mini the battery optimised charging is not working it seems. My routine is, I put the phone in charging during night bed time and morning I used to unplug from the charger. In my old phone I notice the notification message on my display saying that the optimised charging is enable and the fullback charge will be completed by X timing. But in my new iPhone 12 it’s not happening like that see the attached screen shot taken from my new iPhone 12 mini.


any one has any idea on this. Is it quite normally to see in new iPhones. It’s almost 1 month old in my case.

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 11:41 PM

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Dec 31, 2020 5:29 PM in response to sureshkumar.rathinavel

Hi, sureshkumar.rathinavel.


We appreciate you taking the time to post in the Apple Support Communities.


We understand that you’re concerned that Optimized Battery Charging isn’t working as expected on your new iPhone 12 mini. From your screenshot we can see that you connected your iPhone to power at around 12:00 a.m., and your iPhone charged to 100% overnight. 


It sounds like you were used to seeing the notification illustrated in this article:

About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone - Apple Support


From your screenshot, it appears that your iPhone becomes fully charged during the night. If your iPhone is already fully charged, you won’t see the notification because the charging has already completed. 


Warmest Regards.

Jan 1, 2021 12:27 AM in response to chuck_3rd

Hi

thanks for your response. The article you mentioned explains how the optimised battery charging is suppose to work. But in my case it’s not. Why that is what I wanted to know. Whether the option will work only when the battery health maximum capacity goes below 100%.

Then only the option will work that is what you are saying ?


I have all the settings enabled as suggested in that article.

Jan 3, 2021 1:44 PM in response to sureshkumar.rathinavel

Chuck,


Let’s make sure we have the same understanding. From your first post, it appears you’re making the determination that Optimized Battery Charging isn’t working because you don’t see the notification on the screen when you first wake your iPhone in the morning. Is this correct?


If it is, you shouldn’t see the notification if your iPhone is already charged to 100%. 


Optimized Battery Charging is designed to allow you to charge up to 80% quickly when you need it. After a number of days it learns your routine, and it will predict when you will have it on the charger and locked for a period of time (e.g. charging overnight). This is when it will allow itself to charge to 100%, and when you see this message.


If you don’t see the notification on the charger, it’s likely because your iPhone is already fully charged, so it does not need to “finish charging”.


Make sense?


Regards.

Jan 16, 2021 8:51 PM in response to Chris_C1

I need clarifications.

suppose my battery is at 30% and I place it on charger at 11 pm in the night. And leave the phone untouched for some time. Will I get the notification for optimised charging any time during the night.

min my case neither do I get any notification nor does the charging stop at 80% during the night. It continuously charges to 100% within the next 1-2 hours and reaches 100% by 01 am in the night.

am I not understanding correctly or is there any problem.

Feb 13, 2021 6:43 AM in response to sn72

I’m having the same issue with my 12 mini. I switched from an iPhone 11.

I purchased in December and battery life is already at 99 percent.

I have also noticed the optimization feature does not seem to be working. Each night when I put it on the charger it is fully charged within an hour and remains charging for the next 5 or so hours while I am asleep. Also my location customization is on and it recognizes my home.

iPhone 12 battery optimised charging not working

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