Get Battery Percentage on an iPhone

This article teaches you how to display your iPhone battery's percentage of remaining charge.

10 Second Summary

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Battery.
3. Slide Battery Percentage right to "On".

Steps

  1. Open your iPhone's Settings. This app is grey with gears displayed on it. You'll typically find Settings on the Home Screen.
  2. Scroll down and tap Battery. It's in the top quarter of options on the "Settings" page.
  3. Slide Battery Percentage right to the "On" position. You'll see a number and a percent sign appear in the top-right corner of your iPhone's screen. The number here reflects the amount of battery life remaining for your iPhone's current charge.
    • If you have Low Power Mode enabled, the battery percentage will display regardless of this setting.

Tips

  • This method also works with the iPad.

Warnings

  • You cannot enable the battery percentage setting on an iPod touch.

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