iOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhone’s charging time

The iPhone could finally show you how long it’ll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new “Battery Intelligence” feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhone’s estimated charging time.

Some Android phones already show how long it will take to charge, a feature that's becoming more and more useful as more types of chargers, cables, and charging protocols become available. However, according to 9to5Mac, the iPhone's "Battery Intelligence" feature is still in development, so we may have to wait a little longer for the official release.

Newer iPhones already have a handy feature for checking the health of your battery, and last year Apple added a new Optimized Charge setting to iPhone 15 and later, which can help extend battery life by charging your battery up to 80%. There's also a new way to check how many charge cycles your iPhone battery has.