Before iOS11 you were able to see the bluetooth battery level of connected devices (i.e. Beats headset) in the control panel. Now I am unable to find that after upgrading to iOS 11. Any ideas?
iPhone 7, iOS 11, Beats X
Pull down the notifications screen from the top of the screen, swipe right to get to the widgets screen and scroll it all the way down, there you will find an “Edit” button, click it and find the “Batteries” widget somewhere on the list, click the plus icon next to it, then tap the “Done” button at the top right and now you have the widget that show all connected batteries (like charging cases, Bluetooth devices, etc.) on your widgets screen
Hi Aefyr
My new beats x earphones were giving me a hard time to check the battery percentage while using them. But after reading your answer I found my answer and solution.
Thanks alot Aefyr.
Cheers bud
Umeshthakur, that's not what I'm saying. I can see the battery levels of most of my bluetooth devices, but those particular headphones don't report it. I posted it because some people are saying they still can't see a particular device.
And could that be because the headphones are not Apple products and are not set up to impart that information? Remember, third parties are obliged to upgrade/ update their products to meet Apple requirements, not the other way round.
Most companies do this by rote, so it is not an unreasonable expectation.
Scratching my head here. I wasn't complaining, but simply trying to point out that if a device is not showing its battery life it may not be something a person can fix. I thought that was pretty clear.
Oh dear! I can see how you came to that conclusion but my reply was aimed more at the general readership, some of whom tend to feel that Apple is responsible for what other manufacturers fail to do.
And you are right; it is not something readers can usually do but by following Apple's instructions for the same problem sometimes can resolve it, even for other manufacturers products.
Hope your head will recover quickly. 😀
Can’t see the battery
I don't have a "Batteries" widget at all there, instead plenty of useless widgets. IOS 11.0.2, Ipad.
Thanks for this. I found I had to reconnect my beats after following the steps you’ve given and the % battery for my beats and iPad are both there now. Perfect. Thank you
Some devices simply do not report the battery level. For instance, I have a pair of Sodo headphones that don't. Neither my phone nor my Mac can get the battery level from it.
Same with me. I pull down from the home screen, swipe right and there is no battery widget. Any thoughts ? I’m running 11.1.2.
I have same problem - no battery widget in the list of widgets. Did you resolve? I have a 6
Hahahaha this is funny I know what your trying to say and it’s funny how people don’t understand you for some reason
doesn't work ios 11
Before iOS 11 you could see connected batteries in the top right next to the phones battery. What happened to that? Now you have an “extra” step to check it
Yeah got that, my question was what happened to the battery icon being next to your battery life, Bluetooth, location arrow, etc in the TOP RIGHT corner.
How to check bluetooth battery level in iOS 11
