iOS 18 iPhone Battery Level Graph

This is the case when charging via MagSafe on 15 pro max. Is it not okay for it to ‘slow charge’ or is it just letting me know that it isn’t charging as fast as it can? If you see what I mean

Why would upgrading to iOS18 do this? It happened to me too and seems utterly ridiculous. There has to be an issue with iOS18 because this makes no sense.

So what does this mean?

It looks red to me. Not orange.

Michael Gerbes wrote:

It looks red to me. Not orange.

The color it appears to be will depend on the settings of your phone and the wallpaper color. It's the microphone indicator.

The orange on your charging history represents you were using a slow charger to charge your iPhone. Ensure that you’re using a charger sufficient enough for charging your iPhone.

Here's what the other colors on your iPhone charging history represents:

Green ⇢ iPhone battery above 20%

Red ⇢ iPhone battery below 20%

Yellow ⇢ Low Power Mode

Orange ⇢ Slow Charger

The Slow Charger warning indeed is new to iOS 18, so you should probably use a higher Watt charger.

According to Apple, you need a 20W or higher power adapter to fast charge your iPhone 12 and later.

I'm not sure why people are saying you now should use a higher watt charger.

If there was a problem, then maybe. If it is just that now the graph in iOS18 has a different colour there is nothing to change.

If like me you are using the charger you have, it is within spec and working there is no reason you have to get a higher watt charger.

Slow charging does not hurt your phone. It's not as quick, and may not be optimal for a number of reasons, but if it works for you then keep using it.

I'm here because I was wondering why my iPhone 15ProMax has just started showing the Amber colour in charging graph. Now I know it is "slow charging" then nothing to worry about.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Zachyy wrote:

The orange represents that you were using a slow charger to charge your iPhone, if that is what you’re asking.

It won’t do any harm to use a slow charger, and some people think it’s better for the battery. To fast charge you need a 20 Watt or higher USB-C/PD power source directly connected, or a Mag Safe charger plugged into a 30 watt or higher power source.

Good to know Lawrence!