I recently update my iPhone 11 Pro Max to iOS 14.6. It has got a bug. Since then it does not charge beyond 80% or even if it does in actual the battery percentage does not increase beyond 80%.
Is anyone else facing the same issue?
I would like to request Apple Support to look into this matter and release an iOS update as soon as possible.
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14
talbinzal wrote:
I don’t charge overnight that is why “Optimized Battery Charging” was not activated.
The absolute best way to improve the life of your battery long term is to enable Optimized Battery Charging and charge the device overnight, every night. The battery will fast charge to 80%, then pause. During the night the phone will use mains power instead of battery power, allowing the battery to “rest”, and thus reducing the need to charge the battery quite as often. The phone will resume charging to reach 100% when you are ready to use your phone; it will “learn” your usage pattern.
It has the added advantage that if you enable automatic backup your phone will be backed up overnight, so you will not risk losing more than 1 day’s data updates.
talbinzal wrote:
I don’t charge overnight that is why “Optimized Battery Charging” was not activated.
The absolute best way to improve the life of your battery long term is to enable Optimized Battery Charging and charge the device overnight, every night. The battery will fast charge to 80%, then pause. During the night the phone will use mains power instead of battery power, allowing the battery to “rest”, and thus reducing the need to charge the battery quite as often. The phone will resume charging to reach 100% when you are ready to use your phone; it will “learn” your usage pattern.
It has the added advantage that if you enable automatic backup your phone will be backed up overnight, so you will not risk losing more than 1 day’s data updates.
Hi talbinzal,
It is not a bug!
Please see: About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone - Apple Support.
Cheers,
Jack
Hi Jack,
The Apple support on Twitter shared the same link with me. However, I don’t see the notification of “Optimized Battery Charging” being and showing by when it will completely recharge. What do you suggest in that case?
Leave it on the charger longer. If you have Optimized Charging turned on, that is intended to be used when charging overnight (which is the best practice for charging). If you are not charging overnight you should probably turn off Optimized Charging.
But if you fast charge the phone it will stop at 80% to give the battery time to cool off. It will resume later and continue to 100%, but at a much slower rate to avoid overcharging. This may be what you are seeing also. So either way, leave it on the charger for a couple of hours after it stops at 80%.
yes I am facing this in my iphone11 too
Got in touch with apple support tem as well, but they have no resolution on this,except suggestions like trying that diagnostics run and restarting the device.
Issue is not resolved even after disabling battery optimization feature.
Did you follow the advice I posted, and leave it connected when it stops at 80%. I guarantee that it will restart and be at 100% within 2 hours, as it has always been designed to work.
AFTER you have done that come back here and report the results.
I believe there is a bug in Optimized Charging on iPhone and AirPods Pro. After installing iOS 14.6, AirPods ignore their own dedicated toggle off for Optimized charging and freeze at 80% informing you they’ll charge overnight. Which stinks when you have to get on a plane NOW and won’t have overnight to charge. And for iPhone 7, the power meter is haywire. I’ve shown 1% power for 2 hours and every reboot results in 30% or more charge. It drains and then it recharges. It drains on the charger. It’s bonkers. I’m guessing Optimized Charging is fouling this up also.
It definitely is. That’s why I use a battery sleeve. Both of which accurately reported their charge levels until installing the new iOS. Now, among the phone, sleeve, and AirPods, the only item charging right after iOS 14.6 is the sleeve.
I had iPhone 11 Pro Max. the problem since iOS 14.4. Sometimes it will charge til 92% and stuck. The recalibrating on 14.5 success and battery health back to 100%. But still charge stuck at 81% overnight although the Optimized Battery Charging turn off. I’m running the iOS 14.6 now still no change. Thank you
So mine was not a bug actually. Apparently the phone was not heating up so I did not get to know that it was cooling down. Since the summer had started, it was going up to 80% really fast and then it had to wait for a while to cool down.
I would advise to put it on charge in a cool room and see what if it works.
I don’t charge overnight that is why “Optimized Battery Charging” was not activated.
Its a bug. .definitely.
frustrated.
It is NOT a bug. It is working as designed, to protect the battery from overheating.
And I’m guessing the battery in your 5 year old phone is failing.
It's a bug. I left it overnight but still at 80% . Tried everything turned off battery optimisation but still it's stuck my battery health is 90%
I think it is really s bug. Optimization is turned off at my iPhone 12 mini and it still stops random at 80 percent
80% Charging bug in iOS 14.6
