The option to enable the battery % in the status bar for iPhone X and later is one of the new features in iOS 16. But up until now, the choice hasn’t been made accessible for the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, and iPhone mini models. These iPhones now get the battery % indication thanks to iOS 16.1 beta.
More iPhones will soon include a battery % indication.
A number of new features are included in the first beta of iOS 16.1 for iPhones, which was made available to developers on Wednesday. But in addition to that, the update also makes iPhone models that weren’t previously compatible with this function able to display the battery level in the status bar.
The absence of the battery % indication for certain models was never explicitly stated by Apple. Since the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 had LCDs with lower pixel densities than prior iPhones, some consumers theorised that Apple didn’t like the outcome. However, due to their small proportions, the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini don’t have much screen space in the notch area.
The lack of the capability for these devices was confirmed by an Apple support page as well. It appears that the business has changed its mind at this time.
Despite the modification, the functionality of the feature is mostly unchanged from iOS 16.0, and not everyone appears to have been pleased with how it was implemented. The battery icon doesn’t correspond to the battery percentage as it declines, as explained by José Adorno of 9to5Mac. Users may be led to assume that the battery is still fully charged despite the fact that it is not.
More than 55% of our readers stated they preferred having the battery percentage back on the iPhone in a 9to5Mac survey. 22% of people who took the poll and responded that they didn’t like the implementation but would still use it. 16% of our readers intended to keep the new function disabled.
Details about iOS 16.1
Apple is currently working on the following update to the iPhone operating system even though iOS 16.0 was recently made available to consumers. Live Activities and Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro get new APIs in iOS 16.1. A new Clean Energy Charging feature, early Matter support, and the choice to remove the Wallet app from the iPhone are also included in the update.
Apple has announced that iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1, the first version 16 release for iPads, will both be made available to the general public in October.
