Learn about the different ways to see battery percentage on the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, and other models with Face ID, as well as older models with a Home button.
1. Show battery percentage in the status bar
- Open the Settings app and tap Battery.
- Turn on the switch for Battery Percentage to display the battery’s charge percentage in the iPhone’s status bar.
2. Use Control Center
Battery percentage is always shown next to the battery icon in iOS Control Center. Swipe down from the top-right corner to see it.
3. Ask Siri for the remaining charge
Invoke Siri with the side button or the “Hey Siri” phrase, then say “Battery percentage.”
4. Use the built-in Batteries widget on the Home Screen
The iOS Batteries widget can display battery levels of your iPhone, Apple Watch, paired AirPods, and other Bluetooth accessories that support this feature.
Just add the widget to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen to see the battery percentage.
This approach is for those who want an at-a-glance battery indicator right on their Home Screen. We’ve also rounded up the best third-party battery widgets available to download from the App Store.
5. Add the Batteries widget to your Lock Screen
Put one or more battery widgets on the Lock Screen and configure each to show battery percentage for a specific device, like AirPods or Apple Watch.
6. Check the iPhone’s battery level from your Apple Watch
The built-in Batteries widget doesn’t support tracking iPhone battery levels from your wrist. For that, download the remote Battery Level app on your iPhone, then open it on your Apple Watch to view battery percentages of both your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone.
7. Use Shortcuts automation
You can use automation in the Shortcuts app to show your iPhone’s battery percentage:
- Open this iCloud link in Safari to import our simple battery automation into Shortcuts. Optionally, hit the three-dotted menu in the top-right corner of the automation tile to update the notification message or turn off the notification sound.
- Run the shortcut, and the iPhone’s battery percentage should appear in a notification.
For faster access, add the shortcut to your Home Screen.
Add the shortcut to your Apple Watch, invoke Siri on your wrist, and say “Battery,” which is the name of our shortcut. Exit the Siri interface, and the battery percentage of the paired iPhone will be shown.
8. Use your Mac
Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac with a USB cable, open a new Finder window, and select your iOS device in the sidebar. You’ll see battery percentage alongside device information below the window toolbar. No dice? Untick the box next to “Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi” and reconnect the device.
9. Use the Find My app or iCloud
If you don’t have your iPhone on you, open the Find My app on your spare iPhone or an iPhone belonging to a family member. You can also log in to iCloud.com/find on a computer. Next, select your phone in the Devices section, and you’ll get an approximate visual indicator of the battery charge without an exact percentage.
10. Show battery percentage on jailbroken iPhones
If your iPhone is jailbroken, use the handy EnableBatteryPercent tweak to show the percentage within Apple’s tiny battery icon in the status bar.
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