Apple investigating iPhone 6s battery percentage issue, offers temporary fix

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Has the battery percentage indicator been acting up lately on your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus? If so, you’re not alone: this is a known issue, according to Apple’s newly published support document.

“If you change the time on your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus manually or change time zones when traveling, you might notice that the battery percentage doesn’t update,” reads the document.

Apple is aware of the problem and working hard to deliver a permanent fix.

To help alleviate the issue, Apple is proposing that the affected users to do this:

Step 1: Restart your iPhone.

Step 2: Go to Settings → General → Date & Time and make sure that Set Automatically is turned on.

If this happens again and you didn’t change the time or time zone on your device, you should contact Apple Support.

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The company says that it is “aware of this issue and is investigating the cause and a solution.”

Are you affected by this issue?

If so, chime in with your thoughts in the comment section.

Source: Apple