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iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

Posted by Alan. Last updated: August 5, 2011.

iPhone Battery Percentage iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

If you’re looking for a little more precision in just how much juice is left in your iPhone battery, the iPhone has a way to display battery life as a percentage next to the battery icon. To turn on this feature, follow these instructions. Note that this works for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and on.

1. Tap Settings:

iphone settings icon 2afg iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

2. Tap General:

tap general in iphone settings iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

3. Tap Usage:

Tap Usage in General Settings iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

4. Slide the Battery Percentage tab to On:

Slide Battery Percentage to On iPhone Basics: How to Show Battery Percentage on the Home Screen

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  1. Bob Bland says:
    February 11, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    Is this only for 3GS? I have a 3G, and there is no Battery Percentage slider showing under Usage.

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  2. Amy says:
    February 11, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Came here to say the same thing as Bob.

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  3. Alan says:
    February 11, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    Looks like it is only for iPhone 3GS. I’ve updated the article.

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  4. Ken says:
    February 11, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    Yes, this only works on the 3GS. I remember reading this when it first came out.

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