Apple to bring back battery percentage icon with iOS 16. Here's how to enable it on iPhone
Apple is finally bringing back the much-demanded feature, the battery percentage icon.
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Among the new features, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone X and iPhone XS will now have the battery percentage displayed on the status bar.
Apple is currently gearing up for its much-awaited tech event of the year where it will launch the next generation iPhone, the iPhone 14, along with its latest software, iOS 16.
As fans wait for Apple's launch event, the Internet has been buzzing with reports and speculations surrounding the upcoming features and tech updates by the tech giant. According to reports, Apple is finally bringing back the much-demanded feature, the battery percentage icon.
Apple recently seeded the 5th beta of iOS 16 to developers for testing. Among the new features, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone X and iPhone XS will now have the battery percentage displayed on the status bar.
How To Enable It The upcoming feature by Apple which shows the percentage of your battery on the status icon can be activated from the Battery section in the Settings app.
Open the Settings option on your iPhone
Then go to the 'Battery' section
On the Battery settings page, tap on the button next to it. If it turns green, that means you have successfully switched on the Battery Percentage visibility on your smartphone.
Unfortunately, this feature will not be available on iPhone minis, iPhone 11 and iPhone XR. Considering the notch and space constraints, this feature was absent on iPhones for years.
