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The absolute worst is the "iPhone is dead / charging / not charging" graphic on my phone. I have absolutely no idea which one indicates that the charger is successfully connected. Like PLEASE can you just put the label "Charging" on it.

Is this an instruction or a status?? https://i.imgur.com/2u8RlDG.jpg

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One of the worst trends in UX over the last decade has been that words have been replaced by iconography. Google seems to have really led the way on this from what I can tell. They've also pushed hard to make every one of their icons impossible to tell apart at a glance: they used to have distinct colors and shapes for each of their apps. Now every app is a white circle with a slightly different rainbow in the middle. It's baffling.

Not owning an iPhone, I would say this is an instruction. Once it's charging, the battery indicator should show a lightning symbol in the middle, or a "Charging" text as you said.

I don't have an iPhone, so I would say that the lightning symbol and the plug icon means the cable is connected and charging.

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