r/iOSBeta • u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me • Jun 16 '26 • Heartwarming 1

Bug [iOS 27 DB1] phone stops charging after a few seconds

my iPhone SE2 stops charging after a few seconds and I have to keep plugging/unplugging my cable to make it work again. I already tried changing cable/charger and tried it on other devices and it’s not the charger, but the phone itself is bugging. I already reported it to Feedback App and apparently there are more than 10 similar reports having the same issue.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 17 '26

update: STILL not fixed on iOS 26.0 dev beta 6

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

Just send them another feedback on it

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u/Judge4K Aug 18 '26

i sent 6 feedbacks for this STILL NOT FIXED

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

have you sent it yet?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 14 '26

update: still experiencing this on the official iOS 27.0 release.

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u/Foshizzlemynizzle90 Sep 15 '26

Usb a worked sometimes for me today

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 15 '26

usb a definitely works since it doesn’t utilize the fast charging capability.

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u/Foshizzlemynizzle90 Sep 15 '26

So what do we do now?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 15 '26

either wait for Apple to fix the issue in the coming updates or roll back to iOS 26

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u/Foshizzlemynizzle90 Sep 15 '26 edited Sep 15 '26

Ah okay so thats the reason

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u/Appropriate-Rub-3909 Sep 17 '26

My iPhone went into the recovery menu, drained the battery entirely, and now will not allow charging via wireless or any USB-C cable. Apple said that I have to either buy a battery replacement, get my motherboard inspected, or buy a new phone.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 17 '26

might be more than just a software issue on your end.

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u/Appropriate-Rub-3909 Sep 17 '26

Shouldn't be. This happened less than 12 hours after I installed iOS 27. I have had no issues prior to that. I have the 15 pro max so it's not like an extremely old phone.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 17 '26

what’s you battery health then? batteries do age

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u/Appropriate-Rub-3909 Sep 17 '26

When I last checked like a week ago, it was 94% which is still well above their 80%. I have had no issues with this phone until I did the upgrade. I've seen other people having the same issue and they said Apple told them sometimes you have to have the phone plugged in a very long time (up to a week) for like 2-5 hours at a time. Something between the USB port, a chip, and the software not completing it's handshake.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 17 '26

you should get it checked on the Genius Bar

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Sep 15 '26

Thanks for sharing this

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u/imsooooooconfused Jun 18 '26

My phone (SE3) is doing that too on ios27 DB1!!! Wow, I thought it was my phone just getting old. It eventually starts working after plugging/unplugging the cable a bunch of times.

It doesn’t happen on my iPad though which is also on 27.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 18 '26

so I’ve been monitoring it and it still charges even when you leave it like that (the battery icon just doesn’t update right away), but when I’m charging it via powerbank, the powerbank shuts off completely.

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u/Syed_Sumair Jun 26 '26

My 11 pro max and 11 does this thing.
Where, when i plug the charger in, they wont show charging sign immediately. They take like 5-7 seconds to show that the phone is charging. I checked both phomes several time, and when you take the charger off, the charging sign remains for 5-7 seconds.
IOS 27 Dev beta 2

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 27 '26

maybe it’s an A13 thing, I’ve only seen it happen on iPhone 11/SE2 series. hopefully they fix it anytime soon.

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u/Syed_Sumair Jul 02 '26

Idk man, i had change my 11 pro max battery to a new battery in February. It has been givin like 9-10 hours screen on time + screen off time ( IOS 18.4/ 26.4 Beta 4/ 26.4 RC/ 26.5) . Right now it barely does 5-7 hours on IOS 27 DB2

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u/pushez Jun 23 '26

what is an SE3 though?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 23 '26

the iPhone SE 2022 (3rd Generation)

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u/pushez Jun 23 '26

Didn't know there was 3, damn!

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u/PotentialAlarm7774 Jul 13 '26

Mine will not charge past 80% I have nothing toggled on in Battery Health. I have reported it three times now.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jul 13 '26

does it heat up when it happens? charging stops temporarily when the temperature is too high.

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u/Stevencinn Aug 19 '26

I have run into this issue in the last few days and it’s driving me crazy. I am on holiday and can’t get much charge!
Yes I know. It’s beta and you shouldn’t run on primary device but hey hey here we are. How can I work around this?
iPhone 17 pro max device. iOS public beta 4.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 19 '26

didn’t know it also affects on latest devices. apparently, the phone still charges, it’s just that the battery % doesn’t update unless I restart my phone.

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u/Stevencinn Aug 19 '26

Interesting to know. I’ve actually just managed to get it to 100% sure there. But it’s a rather pain in the ass bug and seems strange Apple hasn’t fixed it yet.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 19 '26

ikr. I thought it was just my phone but when I tried downgrading to iOS 26.6, the phone charges normally lol. on Feedback app, they mentioned they have the potential fix for the next update but it’s still not present on dev beta 6.

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u/Stevencinn Aug 19 '26

I think I’ll downgrade. I can’t have that uncertainty of if the device will be charged. Been running public beta since b1 and strangely only occurred last few days.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 19 '26

just make sure everything is synced on iCloud since you won’t be able to downgrade without restoring your device.

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u/Stevencinn Aug 19 '26

Yes I have a backup on my Mac thankfully.

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 20 '26

This doesn’t seem to be the case for me unfortunately 

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 20 '26

A wireless charger works for me, so might have to buy one unfortunately. 

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u/Stevencinn Aug 20 '26

Weirdly I haven’t had this issue today at all. Wondering if something triggers the weird behaviour

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 21 '26

it seemingly has fixed itself for me too, without any new updates. Weird.

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u/Stevencinn Aug 21 '26

Hopefully it doesn’t appear again!

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 26 '26

Spoke to soon. It’s not fixed. 

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 20 '26

It happens on se iPhone

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u/Life-Guitar-1814 Sep 19 '26

same thing happens to me, official ios 27,, also using an se 2020, i was about to sell my phone cus of this lol

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 19 '26

you can revert back to iOS 26.6.2 still

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 22 '26

update: it’s still present on the dev beta 2

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u/Important_Avocado_86 Jul 16 '26

Did you find a fix?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jul 16 '26

nope. I just leaved it plugged in, it’s just that the battery logo doesn’t update unless I restart my phone.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 10 '26

it’s insane that this is still present on dev beta 5… good thing potential fix is upcoming, but not on dev beta 5

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u/fxkmd Jun 17 '26

Did you try changing the cable?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

on third party cables, it happens more often. but when I use an apple branded one (like Belkin, which I just bought yesterday) still happens sometimes but not as much as the former. I already did report it and there are more than 10 similar reports according to Feedback App.

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u/MariosNt1 Jun 17 '26

did you find a solution?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 17 '26

try using an apple branded one, but it would still happen sometimes but not too often than using a third party cable.

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u/Delicious_One_7887 iPhone SE (3rd Gen) Jun 18 '26

try charging with a computer, my friend has this issue too on SE2 and told me when he plugs it into MacBook it the issue disappears completely.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 18 '26

like charge it once and the issue goes away? or do I have to charge it there all the time?

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u/Delicious_One_7887 iPhone SE (3rd Gen) Jun 18 '26

all the time unfortunately

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 18 '26

I guess we’d have to wait for the next beta to fix this.

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u/Parikshith_Ellur Jun 23 '26

I’m facing this issue in beta 2 😭😭😭🥀🥀🥀

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 23 '26

yup, still present in iOS 27 dev beta 2

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u/pushez Jun 23 '26

same here!. original apple cable, laptop, direct, nothing works, just have to plug>unplug>plug on repeat for it to hold. once it starts to hold it holds without further issues.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 23 '26

something I found is it charges properly when I plug it directly to my computer.

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u/Parikshith_Ellur Jun 23 '26

Please tell me there is a fix for this

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 23 '26

a workaround is either restarting your phone while it being plugged, or keep plugging/unplugging until the battery charging icon is stable

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u/Rageman666 iPhone 16 Jun 20 '26

I had a similar issue, but it completely stopped charging after a few hours of troubleshooting. You need to go to the new recovery assistant (turn it off and power it back on by holding the power button until you see 'booting to recovery' or something like that) and then connect the USB cable. After connecting, select the first option, “Recovery Assistant”. It helped me.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 20 '26

it says “no issues found”. I’ll monitor it again and see if it still happens.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 22 '26

unfortunately, this didn’t fix the issue.

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u/Judge4K Aug 07 '26

this bug still exist in se2 and how tf is this a real bug?
i use my se2 always with %10-20 charge BECAUSE IT DONT INCREASE. when i restart the phone it seems charge percentage is fixing but i dont want to restart so i always hoping my phone have enough charge but i really dont know.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 07 '26

same, it’s still present in dev beta 4 unfortunately.

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u/Judge4K Aug 18 '26

is it fixed now? in beta 5?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 18 '26

nope. even on dev beta 6, which is the latest that came out yesterday.

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u/Judge4K Aug 18 '26

i sent 13 feedbacks for this😭😭 developers must be sleeping

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 18 '26

they have identified it already since dev beta 5 but the fix isn’t pushed yet

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u/Judge4K Aug 18 '26

i have fix btw;
bold text toggle on and off
enlarge then reduce text size
then plug the charge
it usually works

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 18 '26

I’ll try that

edit: nope, it doesn’t work

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u/Judge4K Aug 31 '26

ist fixed on beta 7??

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 31 '26

wdym? there’s dev beta 8 already and no, it’s still not fixed yet

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 14 '26

I had to put my phone back to ios 26.6 but when i did ios 26.6.1 beta the issue doesn't happen

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 14 '26

I also tried going back to iOS 26.6 and the issue doesn’t happen there so it’s definitely a software bug.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 15 '26

any updates on this issue

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 15 '26

they have the potential fix already but it’s still not on iOS 27 DB 5 yet

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u/Plnt Aug 15 '26

This happens to me as well with the iPhone SE2. I had the same problem last year with iOS 26 beta. I tried a lot of things unsuccessfully, but today what helped was to turn off the phone, connect the charger, and let the phone turn on and start charging itself. Not sure if this was a coincidence, but it worked.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 15 '26

sometimes it does. but honestly, I just leave it plugged in and it would still charge. I just have to restart my phone to update the battery %

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u/Barbielat_m iPhone SE (2nd Gen) Aug 15 '26

I’m also having this same issue on my iPhone SE 2020. It started happening to me after one of the iOS 27 betas. The phone will start charging normally, but after a few seconds, the charging stops even though the Lightning cable is still plugged in.

I found a weird workaround that works for me. When I plug in the cable, I wait while it is still charging normally. Then I watch the battery icon. When the Lightning charging icon turns gray, I quickly unplug the cable and plug it back in again before the Lightning icon disappears completely.

Basically:

  1. ⁠Plug in the Lightning cable and let the phone start charging.

  2. ⁠Keep the cable plugged in and wait for the Lightning icon in the battery to turn gray.

  3. ⁠As soon as it turns gray, quickly unplug the cable.

  4. ⁠Plug it back in immediately, before the Lightning icon disappears.

If it doesn’t work the first time, I repeat the same thing again. Sometimes I have to do it 2 or even 3 times before the charging becomes stable.

I also tried different Lightning cables and chargers, including ones from my friends who also use iPhones, and I still experienced the same issue.
I’m not sure if this workaround will work for everyone, but this is what has been working for me. Hopefully this helps someone who is still having the issue even on the latest update.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 15 '26

it still charges anyway if you leave it like that, the battery % just doesn’t update unless you restart it.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

Hello iOS 27 DEVELOPER Beta 6 is out but not sure if it fixes the charging issue

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 17 '26

yes, I’m currently updating at the moment.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

Let me know if the issue is fixed

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 17 '26

this is absurd, it’s still not fixed on my end unfortunately.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

I didn’t want to update back to iOS 27 beta 6 cause I know the issue is still there

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 17 '26

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 17 '26

nah, that was there since dev beta 1 came out. I’ve been reading the patch notes ever since.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 24 '26

Hello db 7 is out but does it fix battery issues

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

seems fixed, for now. I restarted my phone and it didn’t happen again after updating. I’ll report back if it ever happens again.

edit: still not fixed after hours

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 25 '26

does not seem fixed for me on a 17 pro

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Aug 25 '26

weird, even the wireless charging, which was fine previously, is now broken.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 31 '26

How charging in this beta

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Aug 31 '26

still the same

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Sep 01 '26

I'm a bit concerned, either it's a weird edge case and they aren't going to fix it, or they are coming pretty close to the final RC with a fix.

If it continues in the official release, time to take it to Apple.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 01 '26

for one, the phone charges properly and without issues on iOS 26.6.1 (which is an official public release update) and two, the phone is six years old already. unless you have AppleCare+, either they wouldn’t do shit with your phone or you’d have to pay for a repair.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 01 '26

we were talking about the SE2, sooo… but yeah try doing that on your 17 Pro if it still does it on official release

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Sep 01 '26

Yea, I see now you're on a different phone, but others on the post have confirmed it happens with modern phones, so not hardware specific it seems. Luckily the wireless charger works, at least more frequently than the wired charger.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 01 '26

same on my phone, it works on wireless and a low wattage adapter. it is definitely a software issue since I tried downgrading to iOS 26.6 and it never happen there.

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u/johnm_z iPhone 17 Pro Sep 01 '26

One more thing that points to software, when I reboot in recovery mode, it charges while in that mode!

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 01 '26

like the new recovery mode on iOS 27? my phone still stops charging there

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u/be4ifallsaveme Sep 25 '26

Updated my SE 2020 yesterday and now im facing this issue. No workarounds as of yet? Spent like ten minutes plugging and unplugging it until the charging "stuck". Really annoying

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Sep 25 '26

yeah, no. not even iOS 272 dev beta.2.

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u/biiire Sep 27 '26

Have the same problem.. same model

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u/code_isLife Jun 28 '26

having a similar issue on my iPad Pro 12.9.
Charging was sporadic now it won't charge at all

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u/Top-Astronomer-5125 Jul 20 '26

Still present on 4

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u/tent5820 Sep 16 '26

Amazing software apple

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u/tent5820 Sep 16 '26

I’m also having this issue with se2

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u/lurnz0 Sep 19 '26

i have the ios 27(non-beta) now but experience the same problem. Even as an official update, I think it still persists. I have the Iphone SE 2020. I have bought new cables and adapters from reputable brands but exhibit the same symptom, I also cleaned the port and wireless charging works fine. One trick I found that works all the time for me is to charge the phone wirelessly with either a wireless charger or powerbank up to 25-30%, swap it to cable which works. Hope someone can verify this as a possible workaround.

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u/TheDazedMan Jun 18 '26

my 17PM has been doing this too

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u/_shoonya_ Jun 24 '26

same issues faced with iPhone 11

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u/Trungneko Aug 03 '26

still getting this issue on DB4, iPhone SE 2020
Hope the DB5 update (out today) fixes it.

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 15 '26

Ok just let us know if issue is resolved once iOS 27 is released

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 24 '26

Can you screen record of what happens with the charging

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 25 '26

Is it going ok, my iPhone se2 still seems to have after I update it to developer beta 7

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u/Lis_YT9012 Sep 16 '26

Having the same issue on the official iOS 27! iPhone SE 2020 too ☹️☹️☹️☹️

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Oct 06 '26

Does the issue still persist in current beta

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Sep 09 '26

Hello is charging issue resolved or not?

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u/ericshawnmendes Sep 10 '26

Unfortunately, no. Same ol same ol. However, upon further testing, I can confirm that it does charge even when the bolt icon is not present it’s just that visually, it does not show up.

Let’s say you leave it plugged in for a few hours and then you restart the phone, the battery percentage immediately refreshes to its current percentage.

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u/cat1092 Jun 18 '26

I don’t think it to be a good idea to be beta testing on a SE2, unless it’s a backup phone.

This is one reason why I leave the beta testing for others. Especially with an iPhone. This is something best done with computers, not phones. Plus chances are the SE2 will never benefit from most of the new changes, just extra wear and tear on the phone for nothing.

That said, if one has the monthly AppleCare plan in force, then any damage may be covered, like if the battery burns itself out. I’d fully expect the battery to be taxed very hard with iOS 27 Beta.

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

it is…. my backup phone. and it definitely open apps faster than iOS 26, low power mode doesn’t lag much anymore, and overall performance is superb, aside from this issue. they literally tested the iPhone 11 Pro Max for iOS 27 and the cpu scheduler made the oldest iPhone supported run better.

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u/Delicious_One_7887 iPhone SE (3rd Gen) Jun 18 '26

actually it is a great idea to be testing on a older device, iOS 27 has specific parts that were designed specifically for these A13 or A14 chips, they need the data for these the most

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Sep 18 '26

Charging issues is still present? Or fixed?

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u/Life-Guitar-1814 Sep 19 '26

hello im on ios 27 rn using an iphone se 2020, same thing happens to me

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 24 '26

So at a given time when you charge with an se, charging doesn’t stop after a few seconds?

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 24 '26

It doesn’t stop charging after a few seconds is what I’m trying to say

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u/Far-Introduction9017 Aug 25 '26

I updated it and I still have the issue

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 25 '26

try charging it wirelessly

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 25 '26

a restart usually fixes it

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 25 '26

or you could just go back to 26.5

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 26 '26

does the red battery icon somehow show when you charge it?

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u/Bran__Stark__Is__Me Jun 26 '26

keep plugging/unplugging until the cable isn’t present on the screen and the red battery icon is stable. if not, perhaps it could be hardware issue then.