iOS 18 will tell you if you’re using a slow charger to charge your iPhone. But, the way it will tell you, you’ll never find out, most likely.
Early Beta of iOS 18 Suggest New Battery and Charging Related Features and this One is Welcome Yet Not Welcome
If you use your iPhone like an absolutely normal person, the kind of normal who doesn’t bother looking at the graph iOS makes for you in the Battery section, then this feature is going to leave you unfazed.
See, the thing is, if you are using a fast charger and want to be sure you’re using a fast charger, the only way to tell the user is by showing them some sort of prompt, pop-up, anything at all right on the lock or home screen. If you’ve used an Android phone, you see that prompt right on the lock screen that shows ‘super fast charging’ or something similar. On the iPhone, you get nothing for fast charging.
Thankfully, Apple is making a change with iOS 18 which no one will notice. Because, that change is only visible when you connect a slow charger to charge an iPhone. And it’s not visible until you find it, either.
At this point, you’re probably expecting an indication in the Dynamic Island or a cool little pop-up on the Lock Screen. None of that can be found here. Instead, Apple wants you to go to Settings > Battery and the battery life graph will show you if you’ve been using a slow charger. This is the least convenient way to find out if your charger is giving you top speeds or not.
The feature was discovered by a user over at Reddit.
This is the exact opposite of convenience and the type of information users want to look at. You’d want to know if you’re using a fast charger, not exactly a slow one, on the lock screen, or in the Dynamic Island. But nope, nowhere to be found except the above screenshot.
I know I’m giving Apple a hard time for this but there is a chance future betas of iOS 18 will completely change how this feature works. If this is the feature it is going to ship later this year, don’t think I want it.
