Charging percentage

Why doesn’t my iPhone always show the charging percentage on the Lock Screen while it is charging? This screen is massive and it’s really frustrating when the basic information isn’t there

iPhone XS Max, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 23, 2022 1:56 PM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2022 2:01 PM

This is a user-to-user forum; no one here can answer a question that begins “why”. What we can tell you is the screen of any phone with Face ID has no room in the status bar for the battery percentage, and the status bar is the only “variable” area on the lock screen. If you have the Control Center enabled on the lock screen you can open the control center to view the battery state of charge.

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Apr 23, 2022 2:01 PM in response to XxKittenmittonsxx

This is a user-to-user forum; no one here can answer a question that begins “why”. What we can tell you is the screen of any phone with Face ID has no room in the status bar for the battery percentage, and the status bar is the only “variable” area on the lock screen. If you have the Control Center enabled on the lock screen you can open the control center to view the battery state of charge.

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