Of all the innovations that the iPhone X brought at the time of its release, one in particular is far from unanimous support. Indeed, while all the iPhone before it did perfectly, the latter stopped showing battery percentage on screen. This decision was not arbitrary: Apple then had to find a way to save space consumed by the new Face ID sensor.
Therefore, the return of the battery percentage in iOS 16 was met with great admiration by the users. Since the update’s distribution, the famous figure has finally appeared on the screen of all compatible iPhones. almost. If you’ve installed the latest version of iOS but still can’t see how much battery you have left, chances are you have one of these four iPhones.
These iPhones will never show battery percentage
iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini: here are the models that are relevant (or rather unrelated) for this particular case. The information comes directly from Apple, which has added this statement to an official support document. Cupertino company, on the other hand, did not deign to give further explanations to users. Obviously, those who own these iPhones are not ready to see the percentage of their battery, with or without iOS 16.
Still, the manufacturer specifies a method that allows access to the Holy Grail on these specific models. all you have to do is go to Control Centeror to use new Battery widget Available on iOS 16. There seems to be no solution at the moment to achieve the same design as other iPhones. Apple also reluctantly admits that this feature will never be available on the models listed.
