Apple says iPhones are designed to retain 80% of their original battery capacity after 500 charge cycles. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been an easy way to view your iPhone’s cycle count — until now. In this article, I’ll show you how to check the battery cycle count on your iPhone!
How To Check Your iPhone Battery Cycle CountFirst, download our Battery Stats Shortcut. Then, open Settings on your iPhone and tap Privacy & Security -> Analytics & Improvements -> Analytics Data.
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Open an iPhone analytics file. These files start with “Analytics” followed by a date.
iphone analytics fileTap the Share button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, then tap Battery Stats in the share sheet. The Shortcut will run and show you your iPhone’s original maximum capacity, current maximum capacity, and cycle count.
payette forward battery stats shortcutNote: Your iPhone won’t save analytics files if you’ve turned off Share iPhone Analytics.
What Do These Stats Mean?
MaximumFCC is your iPhone’s original charge capacity in milliamp hours (mAh). Apple doesn’t publish battery capacity specifications on their website, and MaximumFCC varies from iPhone to iPhone. The only way to find your iPhone’s original maximum capacity is in iPhone Analytics.
Nominal Charge Capacity is your iPhone’s current maximum battery capacity. Unless your iPhone is fresh out of the box, this number will be lower than the MaximumFCC. As you use your iPhone and put it through charge cycles, its maximum capacity drops.
Cycle Count is the number of charge cycles your iPhone has been through. There’s some misconceptions about what a charge cycle actually is. One charge cycle is any time you discharge your iPhone a total of 100%.
You use your iPhone during the day, and the battery percentage drops from 80% to 30%.You charge your iPhone back up to 100% overnight.You use your iPhone over the course of the day and the battery life drops 50%.That’s one complete charge cycle. We talk charge cycles (and much more) in our YouTube video about iPhone Battery Health.
The Battery Capacity number displayed at the bottom of the Battery Stats pop-up is your iPhone’s real battery capacity. It’s probably different than the one you’ll see in Settings -> Battery -> Battery Health & Charging .
Apple calculates the Maximum Capacity percentage in Settings by comparing your iPhone’s Nominal Charge Capacity to the standard charge capacity of your iPhone model. Apple sets that standard charge capacity lower than MaximumFCC of most iPhones they ship. This allows most iPhones to remain at “100% Maximum Capacity” even after they’ve been through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of charge cycles.
I Spy My Cycle CountWe hope this handy shortcut helped you figure out how many charge cycles your iPhone has been through.
How Do I Block Spam Calls On iPhone? Here’s The Fix!
In 2020, consumers in the United States received almost four billion robocalls per month. Despite efforts to crack down on spam calls, many iPhone users still receive them on a daily basis. In this article, I’ll explain how to block spam calls on your iPhone!
If you’d rather watch than read, check out our YouTube video about blocking iPhone spam calls!
Silence Unknown CallersSilence Unknown Callers is an iPhone setting that silences calls from any number not in your Contacts, Siri Suggestions, or recent outgoing calls. While this will silence robocalls, you may miss important phone calls from people not saved in your contacts. call from someone like your doctor, we recommend adding that person as a contact.
Open Settings and tap Phone -> Silence Unknown Callers.
turn on silence unknown callers on iphoneSilence Junk CallersSome wireless carriers can detect spam calls on your iPhone. This is why you’ll sometimes see “Potential Spam” or “Scam Likely” as the caller ID when you receive a phone call.
Open Settings and tap Phone. Then, look for Call Blocking & Identification. If the option is there in Settings, tap on it, then turn on the switch next to Silence Junk Callers.
Not every carrier has built-in spam detection, so if you don’t see these Settings on your iPhone, move onto the next step.
turn on silence junk callers on iphoneJoin The Do Not Call RegistryThe Federal Trade Commission opened the Do Not Call Registry in 2003 to help reduce the number of calls consumers get from telemarketers. Adding your number to the Do Not Call Registry is easy to do and should help reduce the number of spam calls you receive on your iPhone.
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if you’re not sure if you’ve registered your phone number before.
register or verify phone do not call listWhen registering a new phone number, type in that phone number as well as an email address.
Confirm your information is correct. Then, check your email for a confirmation link from the Do Not Call Registry. Click the link within seventy-two hours to complete the process of adding your number to the Registry.
enter phone number and email do not call registrySpam Blocking AppsThere are several spam blocking apps you can install to help stop iPhone spam calls. Two of the most popular apps are RoboKiller and Truecaller.
Several wireless carriers — including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon — offer spam blocking apps too.
Carriers are great at getting you to give them your money. Rather than paying your carrier, see if you can get the features you need for free from a third-party app.
First, download a spam-blocking app like RoboKiller or Truecaller. Then, open Settings and tap Phone -> Call Blocking & Identification. Turn on the switches next to the name of the app you installed under the Call Identification Apps.
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Contact Your Wireless CarrierIf you’ve completed the steps above, but you’re still getting overwhelmed by spam calls on your iPhone, consider reaching out to your wireless carrier for help. There may be something they can do to help reduce the amount of spam calls you receive .
Google the customer support number of your wireless carrier and give them a call. Carriers are often very responsive on Twitter, too!
So Long, Spam Calls!We hope the steps in this article help reduce the number of iphone spam calls you receive. Make sure to share this article with friends and family who are sick of spam calls too. Leave a comment down below if you have any other questions about your iPhone !