iOS 16 has just arrived for all eligible iPhone users, and if that includes you, we highly recommend you to try out the new option to display the battery percentage icon in the status bar.
We’ve seen this feature quietly added during the iOS 16 beta, but now that anyone with an iPhone 8 or later can download the latest version of the software, you can also turn on the battery percentage indicator. We will probably; There are exceptions, which we explain in detail below.
If you can activate it, it’s a lot more subtle than the mysterious battery fill line icon that’s set on iOS by default, so turning this on will help you know if you need to charge your phone now, or you can wait until later to install it. above.
How to enable battery percentage indicator in iOS 16
You can turn on the battery percentage indicator by following these two steps:
1. Open the Settings app And the Tap the battery.
2. Switch Battery Percentage to On (Green color).
Yes, it is that simple!
If these screenshots are too small for you, here’s what the traditional iOS battery indicator and percentage indicator look like. At the bottom is how it looks when Low Power Mode is enabled.
The only annoying thing about the new feature is that you can’t have both the visible battery indicator and the percentage display at the same time; It’s only one or the other, I’m afraid.
What is even more annoying is the fact that some models that are fully compatible with iOS 16 are not able to use this feature at all. First, you need a model with Face ID, so the iPhone 8, iPhone SE 2020, and iPhone SE 2022 are not eligible. Also, the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 13 mini, despite having Face ID, can’t display the percentage either, so hard luck if that’s what you have.
Apple also says that even the best iPads aren’t able to show a percentage indicator. It’s a shame that’s not something iPadOS 16 seems to add, but at least it’s consistent across all models for now.
If you want to see your battery percentage on any iPhone, including the above models, remember that you can check by opening Control Center, which you do either by swiping down from the top right corner on Face ID iPhone or by Swipe up from the bottom of the phone on Touch ID iPhone.
Alternatively, if you’re running iOS 14 or later, you can use the Battery widget on your home screen or Today View page.
There are a lot of things to discover in iOS 16, such as how to customize your lock screen, how to set up My Sports in the iOS 16 News app and how to change the way iPhone notifications are displayed in iOS 16. Make sure you read our full iOS 16 review for our thoughts. Overall about the additions to this update.
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