As we all know, the battery icon in the top-right corner shows estimated remaining power of your iPhone. But by default, it doesn’t display the battery percentage, which may cause inconvenience when you need to know exactly how much power your iPhone has left. On older iPhones, you can turn on battery percentage via setting. While on newer models, thanks to limited space on the status bar, there is no room for battery percentage. Fortunately, in this tutorial, we will provide you with several methods to show battery percentage on iPhone.

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Part 1: How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone 11, 12, 13, or Later?

On an iPhone X, 11, 12, 13 or later models, you can find battery percentage in Control Center:

  1. Just swipe down from the top-right corner of your iPhone screen.
  2. Then, you can see battery percentage next to the battery icon.
  3. Swipe up or tap the background to close the Control Center.
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If your iPhone X or 11 is equipped with iOS 14 or later, you can simply swipe right from the left edge of home screen or lock screen to access Today View on iPhone. Here also display battery percentage on iPhone.

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Part 2: How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone 8, or Earlier?

Actually, for older iPhones, including iPhone SE, iPhone 8 or earlier, Apple offers an option to turn on battery percentage and display battery percentage on iPhone status bar directly.

  1. Go to Settings > Battery.
  2. Toggle the Battery Percentage option to On.
  3. Then, you will see the percentage in the top-right corner of status bar all the time.
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Part 3: How to Display Battery Percentage on iPhone Using Widgets?

Widgets is a new feature brought by iOS 14. It is a quick way to add extra functionality to the home screen of your iPhone or iPad, empowering you to view information at a glance. With this function, you can easily set a battery widget to display battery percentage on iPhone home screen.

  1. Long-press any blank space of the home screen.
  2. Tap the + icon in the top-left corner.
  3. In Search Widgets section, search for Batteries to find the built-in batteries widget.
  4. Choose the widget size and tap Add Widget to add it to show battery percentage on iPhone.
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