Warnings of low iPhone battery on macOS Sequoia when connected via hotspot

kundé wrote:

Warnings (in form of notifications) of low iPhone battery continuously pop-up on macOS Sequoia 15.1.1. whenever I am connected to the internet via hotspot.

Somehow, the battery status has been misread by my computer since Monterrey, however, since Sequoia I started getting notifications asking me if I would like to disconnect from my iPhone. This message keeps poping-up even if the hotspot is active via the usb cable connected to my MacBook Pro... while the iPhone is being charged by the computer itself.

I have found no way to stop these notifications in System Settings. It is distracting and annoying.

I don't know if I should file a bug report...

Any help is appreciated!

I use hotspot 100% for my internet connection for over 5 years and all the associated macOS and iOS...

Never encountered the issue—

First thing I would try is don't connect the charging cable to the MBP.

Use a different source to charge the iPhone and compare your results.

verify your software is up to date:

The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.1.1

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 18.1.1

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

This has started happening to me today, it hasn't happened before. Neither the MacBook Air or iPhone is on charge, the iPhone has over 90% charge, the MacBook has 99% charge. I keep being prompted (on the MacBook) to disconnect because of low battery on iPhone.

I connect to hotspot every week at uni, no idea why this is happening today.

I'm running 15.1.1 on MacBook, 18.0.1 on iPhone.