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If you've ever wondered how long it will take for your iPhone to charge completely, you might soon know the answer. The upcoming iOS update is anticipated to bring a new charging feature to your iPhones. Apple 's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, which begins on June 9th, is expected to reveal the exciting new software updates that will be available for all of its devices starting this there are rumors that Apple will switch to iOS 26, a more practical naming scheme for 2026, instead of iOS 19 is the next major software update for has it Apple is expected to include a useful new charging estimate feature that could be extremely helpful for any iPhone that alluded to a new feature named "BatteryIntelligence" was discovered in November when the second beta of iOS 18.2 was estimate of how long it would take your iPhone to fully charge or reach the charge limit you've set, was intended to be provided by this Apple Intelligence feature. However, this feature never appeared when iOS 18.2 and all later iOS 18 updates were next operating system for your iPhone will include "a lock-screen indicator showing how long it will take to charge up," according to Mark Gurman of feature, which is expected to arrive with iOS 19 (or possibly iOS 26), is related to Apple Intelligence and will most likely require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer to use, as per a report by Gear this manner, you won't even need to unlock your iPhone and will know how long it will take for it to charge before you take it with you. Since wired charging is still significantly faster than wireless charging, whether or not it is MagSafe, it is obviously unclear how your iPhone will recognize the type of charger you plan to the new iPhones are announced in September, the software update will be made available to the general will display a charging time estimate directly on your lock screen, letting you know how long it will take until your iPhone is fully is expected to announce the update at WWDC on June 9, with a public release scheduled for September.
