How to enable battery percentage on iPhone? Apple changed its mind, and after several years, iOS once again shows the battery percentage in the iPhone status bar.
With the arrival of the iPhone X and the notch, Apple made a series of changes to iOS to adapt the status bar icons to the small space left on the sides of the cutout. and one of main victims was the battery percentage, which suddenly disappeared. However, it will make a triumphant return in iOS 16.
While there are several ways to quickly see your iPhone’s battery percentage, none of these methods replaces a number that’s always present next to the battery. And, for some unknown reason, Apple has decided to put the battery percentage back in the iPhone status bar with iOS 16and we appreciate it.
With iOS 16, Battery Percentage Returns to iPhone Status Bar
How to Enable Battery Percentage on iPhone?
As they say, it’s an exclusive feature of iOS 16, enabled in the fifth beta version of Apple’s operating system. Although this is something that will be present in the final version of the system which will be released for all users in mid-September.
New way to show battery percentage in iPhone status bar changed, now appearing inside the icon and not next to it. To enable Battery Percentage on your iPhone with iOS 16, you need to follow these steps:
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Now go to the Battery section.
- Activate the first option: battery percentage.
Easily enabled from iPhone settings
When you enable this feature, the battery icon changes and instead of displaying a full or empty battery displays full battery with a number indicating the percentage the iPhone has left. When you enable Low Power Mode, the battery percentage will be automatically enabled by displaying the icon in yellow.
Similarly, if you charge the iPhone, you will see the percentage inside the battery icon with a small charge icon next to it. So the battery icon will change depending on the moment. For now, even if you don’t turn it on, you can still see your battery percentage by swiping down in Control Center.
In iOS 16 beta 5, the ability to show battery percentage in the status bar not available on iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini. We don’t know if this is due to a resolution and screen size issue or if this compatibility will be extended in future releases.
