Apple Pay/wireless charging sound notification delay

iOS 26.2.1 has a sound notification delay in which when I pay something in Apple Pay by tapping the iPhone on the POS terminal, it goes through but the sound notification comes a minute later. The same thing happens with wireless charging in which, when I put the iPhone on the wireless charging pad, it starts charging, but the sound notification comes one minute later. I’m using iPhone 16 Pro.

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 31, 2026 7:50 AM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2026 8:38 AM

Some setting or app is interfering, security apps are most common.

I would first carefully Back up the phone.

Then Settings, General, Transfer or reset iphone, Reset, Reset all settings.


If that fails to fix it then the process of erasing and setting up again can very often fix a glitch.


Resources…

Back Up: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

(you already backed up with original settings, don't do it again! )


Erase & Restore: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


 




 


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Jan 31, 2026 8:38 AM in response to poorya0014

Some setting or app is interfering, security apps are most common.

I would first carefully Back up the phone.

Then Settings, General, Transfer or reset iphone, Reset, Reset all settings.


If that fails to fix it then the process of erasing and setting up again can very often fix a glitch.


Resources…

Back Up: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

(you already backed up with original settings, don't do it again! )


Erase & Restore: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


 




 


Jan 31, 2026 8:03 AM in response to poorya0014

Hi, the most common causes for a delayed notification are the iPhone being in low power mode and/or a Focus mode. I run into this when I accidentally leave a custom Focus mode on that restricts notifications. Another possible cause is restricting background refresh for apps.


I’ve seen it happen when third party wireless chargers are used but I don’t charge that way.

Jan 31, 2026 8:35 AM in response to poorya0014

Yes, I understand the sounds you’re referring to. You can try toggling the settings I mentioned off and on. Also try a forced restart. If those don’t work, backup your device, erase your device and restore from your backup. It’s likely a software bug and reinstalling may resolve the issue.


Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


How to factory reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


Jan 31, 2026 9:28 AM in response to poorya0014

I understand your reluctance completely. Your other option is as LD150 suggests, reset all settings. You’re not erasing anything, just putting various settings back to their factory defaults.


It’s widely suspected iOS 26.3 will be released in February. If that update doesn’t resolve the issue let’s resume talking about a solution. In the meantime, you can provide feedback to Apple through their official channel.


I hope you have a great weekend!


Product Feedback - Apple


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