Apple is restoring the battery percentage on the status bar with the latest iOS 16 beta.

When Apple introduced the iPhone X, it also removed something: the battery percentage in the status bar. It used to be a handy feature that let you see at a glance how much time is left on your iPhone’s battery. Especially if you prefer percentages. But Apple removed it, and until today, it didn’t seem like the company was too interested in bringing it back.

However! Times have changed and it looks like Apple is ready to put battery percentage back on the status bar. It’s a good news. The slightly less good news is that it’s not available to everyone at the moment, as it’s only available in the fifth developer beta of iOS 16 that Apple released earlier today. This means that the general public will have to wait for the wide release of iOS 16 to get this feature on their devices.

For those with access to the latest developer beta (and presumably the upcoming public beta), enabling this “new”feature is pretty straightforward. Go to “Settings”-> “Battery”-> “Battery Percentage”. The last step is a toggle that you can turn on or off depending on your needs.

In our testing, this feature doesn’t seem to be available on the iPhone 13 mini, so it’s something to be aware of.

This should be a welcome addition/change for iOS 16 users! Apparently, this has been one of the most requested features since Apple removed the battery percentage from the status bar with the launch of the iPhone X.

Are you glad he’s back?