The new iPhone 12 doesn’t have the options to show the battery percentage inside the battery icon all the time like the iPad has.
control centre shows the percentage but I need to use a swipe down to see that
is there a way to enable battery percentage inside the battery icon so that I can see it all the time.
This is how iPad shows percentage of the battery.
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iPhone 12, iOS 14
Kouski1 wrote: "I wish apple would bring this option back (...) Please apple fix this..."
Here's the place to ask Apple to fix it:
And here's how to add Apple's "Batteries" widget to your iPhone's Home Screen:
Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch
Screenshot showing the "Batteries" widget:
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Kouski1 wrote: "I wish apple would bring this option back (...) Please apple fix this..."
Here's the place to ask Apple to fix it:
And here's how to add Apple's "Batteries" widget to your iPhone's Home Screen:
Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch
Screenshot showing the "Batteries" widget:
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Well there is not much to do about that though.
Two other things that come to mind are:
The percentage is displayed on the lock screen briefly where the date usually is.
You can put the battery widget onto the today view (you will have to make sure it is enabled from FaceID & Passcode Settings to be accessible when the device is locked) and then swipe right to see the widget.
Sorry but there is no other option to display it. It's just how things are right now.
This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here. If you wish to provide feedback to Apple regarding a change you would like to see, or report a bug, then use the feedback link here, Feedback - iPhone - Apple
However, at this point it is not possible to display that on the screen due to the notch at the top of the screen. There is not enough room in the top status bar to display that information. You can get it by swiping down the Control Center.
As you probably already read in this thread, there is not sufficient room in the status bar to display the percentage. That is why it is displayed in Control Center, or in a widget on the home page.
This is how Apple designed the OS for iPhones with full screens since the iPhone X, the notch at the top for Face ID leaves the sides with less space to display extra info system-wide. You can, like what others said, use the widget or simply swipe down from the top right edge, but otherwise, there is no other solution, because this is how Apple designed iOS. Probably hope that iOS 15 has something new related to this.
Yes I have the widget I still wanna see it in the Battery icon. The issue with widget is that I can’t keep it in the Lock Screen. When I am charging my iPhone I wanna be able to see the percentage in the battery icon. I can just click on the power button and not unlock the phone to check the battery percentage. The drop down is one option but that still adds one step to the process.
the main reason is iPhone 12 has a notch because of which there is no space to showcase battery percentage like it is shown in the image I shared.
pr1uk wrote: "To Apple who knows perhaps they cannot be bothered"
Apple bothered to create a Batteries widget. Here's how to add It to your iPhone's Home Screen:
Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch
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You can add the square battery widget to your home screen. That will show the percentage in large letters, you can put it in the up right corner so it's near the battery icon.
You cannot change that. It is not an option. The only place to see the numerical percentage of battery is Control Center.
992_GTS wrote: "Please, Apple..."
Although Apple administers this community, that doesn't include reading each of thousands of daily posts for possible feedback. However, Apple will "read all feedback carefully" here:
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New update today, any changes with the missing percentage NO still it's swipe down or the huge widget
Disappointed
Just swipe down from the top-right corner of your display. On iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 8 or earlier, iPad, and iPod touch (7th generation), you can see the battery percentage in the status bar. Go to Settings > Battery and turn on Battery Percentage.
Show the battery percentage on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod ...
New update today and have Apple listen ? NO
They have still not resolved this issue, so the percentage we all want is still not where we would like to see it and the ridiculous widget is still the same
The point also is that no one here can change that, and Apple does not participate here. Use the feedback link that has been provided to let Apple know how you feel. I don't care that you want it, it makes no difference to me either way. I just explained why it wasn't there and that you cannot change it in Settings at this time.
JDC2013 wrote: "...Hope Apple handles this simple and highly demanded solution quickly!"
In addition to hoping, you can give Apple a nudge:
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How to show battery percentage on iPhone 12
