The Battery Icon Is Back With iOS 16, But Not For All iPhones – CNET [CNET]
According to an Apple support page published Monday, the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 Mini models don’t display the battery icon in the status bar. Instead, owners of these devices will have to continue checking battery status as they always have: by swiping down to the Control Center.
No word as to why those specific iPhones were left out, and Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the battery icon will be available on the devices in the future.
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Other exciting iOS 16 features, such as editing and unsending messages, customizable lock screens, and verification that your AirPods are indeed AirPods, appear to be available on the iPhones that go left out of the battery icon update.
The battery life display is set to default with the iOS 16 update, but if for some reason it’s not appearing on your iPhone (and you don’t have one of the models listed above), you can activate it under Settings > Battery, then turn on Battery Percentage.