The long-awaited battery percentage icon on the status bar feature has been finally added with iOS 16 update. As an iPhone user, I always wanted to set the battery percentage on iPhone 12 Mini status bar so that I don’t need to unlock the device or use the control center to check the remaining battery life of the iPhone.
While Android users already have the feature to show battery percentage on the status bar for a decade, iPhone users have been missing this feature for many years. Finally, Apple’s new iOS 16 has added the most awaited and begged feature for iPhone users to show battery percentage on the status bar of the lock screen on iOS 16.
After the iOS 16 update, many users don’t know how to process the to add battery percentage icon on the status bar of the iPhone lock screen. At the same time, many users have already added battery percentages on the status bar; some things that battery percentages not showing iPhone under the Settings. We have also seen that many iPhone 12 Mini users cannot show battery percentages at the status bar. Since the number of users asking for the way to show the batter icon on the status bar of iPhone 12 mini, here we have the answer to why battery percentage is not showing on iPhone 12 Mini after iOS 16.
How to Turn On Battery Percentage on iPhone 12 Mini?
Users can turn on Battery Percentage on iOS 16 by heading to Settings > Battery and turn on Battery Percentage. Sadly, iPhone 12 Mini doesn’t have this feature.
Apple also confirms that iPhone 12 Mini is missing the battery percentage option as well as iPhone 11, and iPhone 13 Mini doesn’t support this feature. Apple did not give a specific reason why the battery percentage option is missing on iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 13 Mini and iPhone 11. But we can expect this feature in future updates.
I hope now you know that you cannot add battery percentage on the lock screen of iPhone 12 Mini in iOS 16. However, you can still swipe down to launch the Control Center and check the battery life right from the top.