How to See the Battery Percentage on an iPhone

If you are relatively new to the iPhone world or have never stopped to check according to what information and settings, it is likely that you do not know how to see the battery percentage on the screen. In this post we not only explain this, but also other aspects such as that related to the battery health of the iPhone.

See the Battery Percentage on an iPhone

If you have an iPhone with a Home button, it’s simple

If you have an iPhone 8 or earlier (also valid for iPhone SE 2020) you should know that it is possible to see the battery percentage on the screen at all times , more specifically in the upper right part of it. In a native way, this is a value that is usually deactivated, so you must go to Settings> Battery and activate the option “Show percentage”. Once this is done we do not believe that much explanation is needed, since 100% will be that the battery is full and 1% that you will have to run to put it to charge. And no, we are not talking about 0% because it is physically impossible for you to see that percentage because the iPhone would have shut down earlier (unless your system has a fault).

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In the iPhone X and others with ‘notch’

Phones like the iPhone X and its later versions come with the well-known ‘notch’, which is that notch that devices have at the top of their screen to house the speaker, the camera and the sensors of the face unlock. Precisely that notch is the culprit that the percentage cannot be displayed on the screen permanently because it would prevent other information from appearing. So how can you see the percentage? Only by opening the control center by sliding from the top right down. You will notice that the percentage now appears next to the battery icon.

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See more battery information on any iPhone

The iOS operating system offers some useful information about the battery that can be consulted at any time. To do this you must go to Settings> Battery and regardless of the iPhone you have, you will see the following aspects:

  • Activation of the low-power mode that will stop the phone from performing some background processes when it is activated to save battery.
  • Battery graph in which you can see how the battery percentage has been decreasing (or growing if it is charging) depending on the passage of the last hours.
  • Apps that consume more battery , ordered by percentage and with the possibility of also seeing the minutes that have been active.

In addition to these we find the controversial section of battery health. And we call it controversial because it really is a value that some give too much importance and that even some Apple professionals call indicative because it is really difficult to determine what the exact level of deterioration of a battery is. Apple shows a percentage that will go from 100% to less depending on its wear. If your iPhone already requires a battery change to work optimally again, it will show you in this section, in which you can also activate the optimized charge . The latter means that, through artificial intelligence, the iPhone can learn from your habits and charge the battery from 80% to 100% only when it deems it is most appropriate to avoid damaging the battery.

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In any case, remember that there are techniques to calibrate the iPhone battery and have all its values recalculated. So if your device works improperly in this sense, you could make it work well again without changing the battery and even without having to restore the operating system.