6 Best Ways to show Battery Percentage on iPhone

Haneet Singh

[{"selector":"#anim-2eba355f-74a4-4d30-ad1f-55fd379675ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc989d48-e0c3-4a4d-ba3b-f79248c1819d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-399e7e00-24bb-4540-92f2-bd6ff13d98cb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4c5eceb-3c7d-4b62-9016-e25aa3fb8bb0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The latest generation iPhones come with many trending and useful features that simplify the user experience. But we lost the display battery percentage feature.

[{"selector":"#anim-f0f87d6d-9051-4cda-9e14-143989e56e44","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8dec62cf-5dc7-48a6-9570-11627556bd39","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 148.50655%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: Unsplash

Battery percentage is not available on the status bar on the iPhone X, 11, 12, and iPhone 13 series. Here are the 6 best ways to show battery percentage on iPhones.

[{"selector":"#anim-30d8a74f-a212-467c-bc63-78b2b5c0fa10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fdb163a-4f4b-4fa8-8ff8-ff8e63f6627f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.63435%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: Unsplash

One of the easiest ways to check battery percentage is by opening the control center.

[{"selector":"#anim-6bb46824-f855-47ca-852d-744b6abae24e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c5638d6-8a52-4966-9740-40f2290da296","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 184.31978%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c6a1693-26aa-4898-9d3f-f8cc37059921","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c18819f0-ad70-4cae-9897-0403bf826722","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 657.35687%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6db829e1-cc04-42a6-beeb-cd8264fb17b4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0268f539-85ba-43ff-af74-6eed3fedc38b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 12611.29102%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Video Courtesy: YTECHB.com

You can also ask Siri to tell you the battery percentage. You can ask like 'what is the battery percentage'.

[{"selector":"#anim-718824aa-8f4e-4832-8740-807edb274865","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9849240-6a24-4d09-b3e6-0d5629be4cc9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 188.05811%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ecb0654-6a9a-48af-be43-565e4450b75f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac981120-948a-42dc-ac6a-0a9cf77abd2a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 668.16768%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43de9e15-60c0-4dab-aba0-1c93bbc1b3ff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-198a64a6-0875-471f-bc08-f0d1b1fe23ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 12611.29102%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Video Courtesy: YTECHB.com

Add the stock Battery widget on your iPhone home screen. It will also tell you the battery of your AirPods or Apple Watch.

[{"selector":"#anim-441ef8da-c0c9-4fd1-9d9c-5549747b13d3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d249d6ba-95b4-4e75-a309-1ba2fdb1aad0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.33248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-062e04e2-854c-4cdd-9b21-5a80dc08b0cd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-469c952a-315d-4c67-8628-ac20a1f2e206","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 722.22159%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7ef3623-5a12-4b01-9710-7847006fed67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a80e0130-d5c4-4211-b03d-0babb772d1a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 13611.30338%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Video Courtesy: YTECHB.com

Don't like the default battery widget? Then try the widget from third-party apps. This one is from the app called Widget, swipe up to download.

[{"selector":"#anim-c3ec815d-e09c-4c19-8dfe-c356adf657ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42466ad8-e9ea-470d-86fc-c06e656973e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 162.79890%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06324462-fbca-40e2-8d4a-52af760d52c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3bb54ab-132e-466b-9730-05aed6225ee4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 816.81610%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2d9d3ef-a045-4cf7-9461-ce84c2ba2065","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d81f6095-90d0-44ab-84da-909f5fc2bb64","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 15411.33119%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: YTECHB.com Download App

Here's one more example from a third-party widget, named, Color Widgets. You can swipe up this page to download this app.

[{"selector":"#anim-d2d0cebb-a2d4-4d32-beab-68c8082e4910","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0fafcdc-4210-44bd-843d-5c0020a277fd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 178.36252%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14726258-24b9-4a73-bfd6-490d3d249fc8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afd5f009-63b3-41b8-8fe7-199a1dff0f1b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 762.76219%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3a9f594-f6e2-450b-b791-e6edf90c33ef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-287170d3-8408-4cdb-802b-36f52ea80550","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 14411.31574%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: YTECHB.com Download App

If you've a MagSafe charger with iPhone 12 or 13, then you can simply put your iPhone on it to see the battery percentage.

[{"selector":"#anim-152af119-1d8e-4398-a1d0-77dd520d0b78","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8922847f-49b2-49a3-8ba9-93b41ac972ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 180.61818%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-184ac611-002a-4e95-b446-48ff18af8b70","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a82417d3-bb2d-4e13-8720-63f07959c669","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 762.76219%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d64dff6a-a89d-4abc-8e08-65406fe8495d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bcdc4e9f-d4d3-4d27-abc8-4d0fc0c8f3bf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 14411.31574%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: Unsplash

You can also connect your iPhone to the lightning cable to see the battery percentage.

[{"selector":"#anim-c0e4cf0c-1d19-4ddc-a361-1430cbff7713","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3c76fb8-007b-40e6-a669-13261fff2b3c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.46931%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-779f79f1-8b77-4b4c-88af-76169ae96460","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f3c34ae-a919-41f7-982c-194168f65d2b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 681.68116%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-904f3e44-474c-49ac-ac3f-83535a428522","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bd16d96-1a72-4a19-b508-d29fb4426fc4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 12911.29411%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] IMG: Unsplash

Want to explore more stories on Tech?

[{"selector":"#anim-2f9fff2d-9879-41fd-889e-f96f19322ef0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Haneet Singh