Something strange just happened to me...

By Lily Rose, 23 November, 2024

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iOS and iPadOS

Last night I updated my iPhone SE 2022 from iOS 18.0.1 to iOS 18.1.1. Just before the update, as it was saying verifying update, I noticed it was at 27% so plugged it in. After the phone updated I noticed although it still said charging, it was at 24%. I brushed this off though and continued using it as normal until I got the message that the phone was at 20%. The battery was going down even though in the status bar it still seemed to think it was charging. So I unplugged it while I thought about the problem. When I unplugged the charger the status bar switched to saying not charging, and when I plugged it back in it said it was charging again but the charging tone didn't play and the battery still went down. That is until I found the notification I had left untouched that said the software update was finished installing. I pressed that, plugged the charger in again and it worked.
My charger and my phone both work as normal now but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this fluke and /or knows why it happened? Come to think of it I have updated software while charging my phone and found the battery to be lower than it started at, but I guess I never paid much attention because I always cleared that notifcation immediately and then the phone would just keep charging.
Have a great day / night!

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By Brian on Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 02:13

I cannot say that I noticed anything related to charging, but I also have the same model iPhone as you, and I did notice when I upgraded from 18.1, to 18.1.1, some of my applications will not work until I clear that notification you mentioned above.

Chalk it up to software update weirdness ...

By Ollie on Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 10:30

Depending on your battery health power consumption during installation could exceed the charging rate. I believe it charges the battery first and then the device runs off that rather than having a direct power hook up, if that makes sense. I've certainly had issues with low powered chargers not juicing my iPhone if I'm using it to listen to a book or stream a movie. I'm guessing that this might be the issue here as software installation can be quite power intensive.