How To See Battery Percentage On Iphone Xr

If you use your iPhone day in and day out, it's wise to keep an eye on its battery percentage. You don't want it dying on you right in the middle of a game or some important work, after all.

On Face ID supported iPhones, Apple has to accommodate many icons on the status bar like cellular signal strength, WiFi, etc. With this in mind, the way to display battery percentage on iPhone 13, 12 series, 11 Series, and iPhone XR is a bit different.

No matter what iPhone model you have, we've got you covered. Without further ado, let's walk through how to show battery percentage on iPhone.

How to show battery percentage on iPhone 13, 12, iPhone 11, and XR
How to show battery percentage on iPhone SE 2020, iPhone 8 or Earlier
Use widgets to view battery percentage on iPhone (iOS 15 or 14)

How to show battery percentage on iPhone 13, 12, iPhone 11, and XR

The process remains the same for iPhone 13, 12 Pro (and Pro Max), 11 Pro, Pro Max, iPhone X, XS, XR, and XS Max. Here are all the ways to show your iPhone's battery percentage:

Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to open Control Center and view the battery percentage.
You can add the Batteries widget to Today View, and optionally pin it there if you want to see it all the time. This approach has the added benefit of showing your battery life on connected devices (such as AirPods and Apple Watches) as well.
Ask Siri what the battery percentage is on your iPhone.
Plug-in your iPhone to charge, and you'll see the battery percentage displayed on the Lock screen.

Plugged iPhone in charge, battery percent shows up on the iPhone lock screen

How to show battery percentage on iPhone SE 2020, iPhone 8 or Earlier

Go to Settings on your iPhone.
Tap Battery.
Toggle Battery Percentage on.

Show the Battery Percentage on iPhone with Touch ID

Enter edit mode. To do so, tap and hold (empty or blank) space on the screen.
Tap on the + icon at the top-left corner.
Then tap Batteries → Tap Add Widget.
Tap Done to exit the edit mode. Now you can see the battery level of your iPhone and other Bluetooth devices (like Apple Watches, Airpods, etc.) connected to it.

With iOS 14, you can add a battery widget to the iPhone home screen to keep an eye on the battery level.

That's all there is to it!

So, no matter which iPhone you have, it's easy to show the battery percentage. This makes it convenient to monitor the remaining power on your device.

If you're looking to save your battery life, you might want to check out these apps.

Let us know in the comments if you're looking for more tips about your iOS devices. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away, and we'll do our best to help you out!

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Marcus is a freelance tech writer/editor with a focus on succinctly explaining consumer devices and their software. His previous work has been published on MakeUseOf where he covered everything from iOS to Git and UI design.