August 29, 2026

Show the battery percentage in the status bar

Settings > Battery > Battery Percentage. The number replaces the guesswork.

• iPhone
• Easy · 1 min
• iPhone on iOS 18 and iOS 26
• Fix: show battery percentage on iPhone
• Cheat sheet

How to do it

1. 01

   Open Settings > Battery.

2. 02

   Turn Battery Percentage on.

3. 03

   Look at the status bar. The number sits in the battery icon.

While the phone is charging, the number is still the charge level, not an estimate of time remaining. Low Power Mode is the other switch on this same screen.