Problem charging iPhone se2 in ios27

It´s a known visual bug for the SE 2020 and is not a hardware issue. It is charging, but the charging icon disappears after a few seconds when you plug the charger in. Try restarting your phone (with the charger plugged) and the battery icon will show the actual percentage (it worked for me). Sorry for bad english

You personal opinion about Reddit (or what you consider "a lot of people") is irrelevant, the fact is that this is a known bug for the SE 2020 model. For others following this thread: It´s a visual bug. The battery charges normally, but the charging icon disappears a few seconds after the cable is plugged in. The solution i found for now is make a reboot (with the cable plugged), and the battery icon will show the updated charge %. Apple needs to fix this in the next update.

Same. iPhone SE 2nd generation doesn’t show that it’s charging (just since 27.0.01 was installed). Sometimes it is actually charging, but only shows the new amount of charge after a restart, but sometimes it actually isn’t charging at all. Report has been made -everyone with this issue needs to report it so Apple will hopefully fix it in the next update. People are going out and having batteries and chargers replaced to no avail. This arose with the update, and is not an “old battery” issue.

It could be old batteries. The compact SE 2020 (we have two) has a small-capacity (1821 mAh) battery with only a 500-cycle lifespan, not the 1000-cycle batteries of larger-format iPhones. Things can get a bit weird when battery health drops below 80%.

We bought ours in Nov 2021; the iPhone SE 2022 replaced it March 2022, making ours some of the last made. If an SE 2020 still has the original battery, or a non-Apple replacement, age could be the issue. Both our SEs— now approaching five years fo use—have dropped below the 80% health mark in the last few months and we are juggling whether to get new phones or new batteries. However, no issues with iOS 27.

Working similar issues here for over 25 years, I seen plenty of users who fail to disclose aftermarket batteries, chargers, and cables. I suspect that happens in Reddit as well.

Someone mentioned "orginal" charger. Our iPhone 2020's were factory new and came with no chargers., just a USB-to-Lightning cable. Wondering what is meant by "original charger."

The only power issues we've had with both iPhones or iPads were traced to non-Apple Chargers and cables. Ours work properly with original Apple kit. We are not looking at a universal issue here.

whwh96 wrote:

most of the se2020 user meet this problem

I haven't seen it reported widely

The thermal stress of any heavy  software action including an update can trigger an already failing hardware component to fail completely.

The last straw breaks the camel's back. 

First force restart, if no better have Apple look at it.

I contacted Apple official support, the person was very polite and tried the most to be helpful.

I described exactly this issue, send videos, photos, etc.

To my great surprise I was told that there is no official complaint, worlwide, regarding this issue.

The best way to get Apple to release a fix for this is if everyone having this problem reaches out to the official support channels.

Had the exact same issue with my iPhone SE 2020 and it was super frustrating! But after updating to version 27.2, it's finally solved. As soon as I plugged it in after the update, the charging indicator popped right up and it's working normally again. Not sure if this will fix it for your devices too, but it's definitely worth a try!

No good just hoping for a fix, please REPORT IT https://apple.com/feedback

It has absolutely nothing to do with hardware issues. There are already several people reporting this same problem specifically with the SE model. Check the Reddit threads; there are many similar reports. It is clearly a software issue, and Apple needs to fix it as soon as possible.

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Same problem here, after updating SE2 to IOS27 it stopped working on the original fast charger. Only with slow charger. Boring and unsolved problem, not even the store Apple could understand and considered an error of the IOS27 version

Konrath wrote:

Nope. Again, i don´t care what your people opinions about Reddit or any other discussion community. I will keep providing info and updating help for SE 2020 users here in this thread until Apple fix this BUG. You haven´t seen no reports of this here? Now you are.

Please understand, this is a user-to-user community forum. Apple is not here so complaining is not going to cause any action from Apple. We are volunteers trying to help each other with technical problems. If you want to provide feedback to Apple, use the link below. Or make an appointment with the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store.

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This issue just started in the last month or so with both of our iPhone SE 25 models. It doesn't matter which cord or which outlet or which cable. It shows charging after connecting and usually within minutes the charging icon disappears. The battery screen in settings shows it is not charging. The strange thing is that sometimes after disconnect and connect for about the 7th or more time it will actually remain charging.

Seems like the same issue as here: iPhone charging issue after iOS 27 update - Apple Community.

Thank you Konrath - knowing that the iPhone is actually charging removes some of the angst and stops me fiddling with cables. But apple needs an urgent update for this silly glitch!

Konrath wrote:

It has absolutely nothing to do with hardware issues. There are already several people reporting this same problem specifically with the SE model. Check the Reddit threads; there are many similar reports. It is clearly a software issue, and Apple needs to fix it as soon as possible.

Reddit is for complain-about-everything nerds, and "several" doesn't do it for me. Give me thousands or more.

Konrath wrote:

You personal opinion about Reddit (or what you consider "a lot of people") is irrelevant, the fact is that this is a known bug for the SE 2020 model. For others following this thread: It´s a visual bug. The battery charges normally, but the charging icon disappears a few seconds after the cable is plugged in. The solution i found for now is make a reboot (with the cable plugged), and the battery icon will show the updated charge %. Apple needs to fix this in the next update.

Please provide an authoritative source for that so-called “bug”. Reddit is about as far from an authoritative source as you can get. I have seen NO reports of this here in Apple Support Communities, and people here are quite outspoken about problems.

Nope. Again, i don´t care what your people opinions about Reddit or any other discussion community. I will keep providing info and updating help for SE 2020 users here in this thread until Apple fix this BUG. You haven´t seen no reports of this here? Now you are.

I don´t expect anyone from Apple to be here, i said i would continue helping and providing updates on this issue to all SE users who come to this thread until it is fixed, including contributions from other discussion communities (specifically the SE 2nd gen)

Unfortunately, at least in my case, it's not just a visual bug. I left my iPhone plugged in overnight, but it didn't charge, since later the iPhone shut itself off after the battery dropped below 1%.

robertfromrantoul wrote:

Unfortunately, at least in my case, it's not just a visual bug. I left my iPhone plugged in overnight, but it didn't charge, since later the iPhone shut itself off after the battery dropped below 1%.

That sounds like a different problem that is unique to your iPhone or your setup, as none of the others have reported that symptom. It might make sense to start a new thread for your issue. Other posters have had their iPhones charge but there was a delay in showing what the charge was (visual/cosmetic issue, which others users did not observe).

Thanks Konrath, i will try today. It drives me crazy when i don't see my iPhone SE is charged, even though i have plug in the cable to charge. I felt nervous too as i see my battery percentage keep droping and unable to charge after installed the iOS 27.0.1

most of the se2020 user meet this problem

For more context. The issue only happening with normal fast-charger, connected directly on the usb C port on mac computers. Slow charger, wireless charging not problem, almost in my device

Is it on ios 27.0.1? I did not want to update it untill the issue was fixed.

(I am on ios 26.7.1)

Issue still exists in iOS 27.0.1 for iPhone SE 2020 by the 10.11.2026

but most have it at least from my observation.

It does not seem to be the battery at fault here: iPhone charging issue after iOS 27 update - Apple Community