How do I set the battery percentage on the Home Screen?
How do I set the battery percentage on the Home Screen?
iPhone 12 mini, iOS 15
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How do I set the battery percentage on the Home Screen?
iPhone 12 mini, iOS 15
To view Battery Percentage on any phone with the Face ID "notch" at the top of the screen open the Control Center by dragging down from the battery icon, or add a battery widget to your Home screen. If you examine the status bar at the top of the screen you will observe that there is no room to put the battery percentage.
To view Battery Percentage on any phone with the Face ID "notch" at the top of the screen open the Control Center by dragging down from the battery icon, or add a battery widget to your Home screen. If you examine the status bar at the top of the screen you will observe that there is no room to put the battery percentage.
Well, which of the other icons in the status line would you be willing to give up in order to have battery percentage? You can always suggest that Apple allow editing of the status line→Product Feedback - Apple
To me everything in the status line is more important than battery percentage: Carrier, time, app location using alert, cellular signal strength, and Wi-Fi signal strength. The only way I can think of is to have a choice between the battery icon and the battery percentage, because there clearly isn’t room for both. But the battery icon carries a lot more information than just the “thermometer” - It show normal mode (clear), plugged in (green), battery low (red), Low Power Mode (amber).
Thanks, but that only discusses the Control Center battery percentage. I just upgraded from an iPhone 8 and I was able to see the actual number in the top left in the old phone(see photo below). In the older version the settings > battery had an option to turn on battery percentage option. In the iPhone 12 I don't see the option (see second photo). Thank you
Thanks sberman. Sorry, I am asking the wrong question. How to I get the battery percentage as a numerical value to show at the top left corner of the screen. See attached screen shot highlighted in yellow.
Mikedfulmer wrote:
Thanks, but that only discusses the Control Center battery percentage.
That is incorrect.
Please carefully and completely read the article, in particular the “Use the Batteries widget” section.
Lawrence good points, I personally would rather see an actual number instead of a icon of a battery, but from the looks of it I am in the small minority on this feature and stuck in the past. I am a laggard adopter and will accept the trade offs.
Read and follow the article linked above.
An iPhone 8 is not an iPhone 12 Mini.
The 8 has no notch; the 12 Mini does (with no room to show the percentage).
So you can choose........ use the Control Center.... or the Widget.
Thanks helma and Lawerence for the explanation . Sad, to hear apple got rid of that feature I will miss it.
You’re welcome.
How do I set the battery percentage on the Home Screen?