Apple deployed a new warning in iOS 16 stating that iPhone charging is put on hold. The new “charging on hold” warning in iOS 16 appears when the phone overheats while the iPhone is charging.Apple doesn’t explain this warning notice for iPhones in detail on its support page, there is no official recommendation but the notice itself gives a hint: “Charging will resume when iPhone returns to normal temperature.” As can be seen from the notification, the only thing that can be done is not to use the device for a while, but how is this possible? At that moment, we may be rushing somewhere, navigation may be turned on, or there may be some other emergency…
Protects battery health on iPhones
Apple says the iPhone continues to work best in an environment of 32 degrees (35 degrees maximum). It states that battery capacity can be permanently damaged when exposed to ambient temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. There’s a mechanism that kicks in when the iPhone gets too hot, but with iOS 16, the company has taken it even further. iOS prevents iPhone from charging above 80% when recommended battery temperature is exceeded; This was a detail we already knew, but with iOS 16, the charging pending notification started to show.
When you get the charging pending alert, there are a few things you can do. You can cool down the iPhone by performing simple but effective actions such as removing the phone from its case, reducing the screen brightness to the lowest, closing the applications that consume a lot of power while charging, putting the phone in airplane mode.
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