iPhones with Face ID have to show a lot of information in the status bar, but Apple doesn’t want to clutter your screen. Instead, different icons appear in the status bar when you open Control Center and return to your Home Screen.

Since the status bar isn’t so cluttered, you’ll always see the percentage of battery life with the battery icon.

Since the status bar isn’t so cluttered, you’ll always see the percentage of battery life with the battery icon.

This only works for iOS 14 and 15.

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You’ll also see the battery life of connected devices, like AirPods.