With the release of iOS 16, a badly missed feature is coming back to the iPhone – you’ll once again be able to see your iPhone’s battery percentage in the status bar. After the release of the iPhone X and the introduction of notch, there wasn’t enough screen real estate to keep the battery percentage there, so Apple removed the feature for iOS.
Sure, you can swipe down from the top right corner of your iPhone to see the exact percentage in Control Center, but it’s just not the same. You can’t check the battery percentage from any app or the home screen. And it’s nearly impossible to gauge the exact percentage from just the battery icon, which isn’t great if your iPhone is dying.
Thankfully, the latest developer beta (version 5) and public beta (version 3) of iOS 16 have reintroduced the battery percentage number inside the existing battery icon in the status bar. Here’s what you need to know about the new features.
How to Restore Battery Percentage in Status Bar in iOS 16
To see your battery percentage in the status bar in iOS 16, all you need to do is use the latest iOS 16 public beta (version 3) or developer beta (version 5).
After the update, you should see the battery icon percentage in the upper right corner of the screen anywhere on your iPhone. That way, you can keep an eye on when your iPhone is fully charged or about to run out of battery, and when you should start charging it.
Although the setting is turned on by default, you can go to Settings > Battery and turn on the Battery Percentage option to make sure it works. When your device is charging, the battery icon will turn fully green to show you the percentage, and when in low power mode the battery icon will turn fully yellow but still display the percentage internally.
Unfortunately, the battery percentage option isn’t available on all iPhone models — currently, it’s not on the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, and iPhone 13 Mini.
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