Battery Percentage Not Showing On iPhone In iOS 16? (Fix!)

You can finally display the battery percentage on iPhone with Face ID! The values are shown within the battery icon in the status bar starting with iOS 16! However, there are plenty iPhone 13,12,11 and XR users that aren’t getting the battery percentage in the status bar.

Battery Percentage Not Showing On iPhone?

You’re owning an iPhone released in 2021 and are not seeing the battery percentage value on top of the battery icon in the status bar?

The feature is, at the time of writing, not available for any mini model including the iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 mini, most likely because of the reduced screen real estate.

The iPhone 11 and iPhone XR owners are also reporting battery percentage not available!

Fact: We’re still in the iOS 16 beta stages and Apple might have rolled out the feature to try it out with a limited number of devices. Hopefully it will include all iPhones with Face ID until the public release!

Interesting: The battery percentage indicator is available and working well on all jailbroken iPhones with Face ID, even those with low resolution or limited space. Numbers are readable.

iOS 16 Battery Percentage Compatibility

Based on our tests and reports from our readers these are the Face ID iPhone models that are currently able to show battery percentage values in the status bar:

• iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone XS, XS Max
• iPhone X

Fact: Do you get the battery percentage on another iPhone model that has Face ID? Share it with us in the comments and we will update the list!

Battery Percentage Not Available On:

• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 11
• iPhone XR

Fact: This list can be updated in the upcoming iOS 16 releases, as the battery percentage feature might be expanded to more devices. Stay tuned.

How To Fix Battery Percentage Not Showing On iPhone

If you updated to iOS 16, own a device that’s compatible and the battery percentage isn’t displayed in the status bar check the following:

• Open Settings and scroll for Battery.
• Turn On Battery Percentage option.

Workarounds For Missing Battery Percentage

If your iPhone isn’t supporting the new battery percentage indicator in the status bar you can use the old workaround:

• Swipe for Control Center and the battery percentage will show up next to the battery icon, in the top-right corner!

YouTube Video: Battery percentage on iPhone 13 Pro.

Are you getting the battery percentage in iPhone status bar? What model are you owning? Do you have any questions or suggestions? Share them in the comments.

Related: Here is how to add the battery percentage to menu bar indicator in macOS.