Apple Watch can now flag when you’re charging slower than you should be — and it could save you time when every minute counts.
Apple officially released the stable versions of iOS 26, watchOS 26, and macOS Tahoe on September 15. Alongside the new design, which is consistent across its different devices, the Cupertino tech giant is also adding a new and useful charging feature to the Apple Watch with watchOS 26.
The new feature will let you know if you’re using an Apple Watch charger that’s not optimized for the fastest charging speeds.
A new Apple support document explains the change. With watchOS 26, if your timepiece detects a charging experience that can be improved, a Slow Charger message will be displayed. The message will appear in the Battery section of the Settings app.
Slow charging instances would be shown in orange, and fast charging speeds would be indicated by a green color.
