Apple adding battery percentage indicator to iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone XR, and iPhone 11 with iOS 16.1

Apple has rolled out the first developer beta of iOS 16.1, which follows after the release of iOS 16 on Monday.

iOS 16.1, which is available now to registered developer beta testers, has added the battery percentage option to the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone XR, and iPhone 11 status bar, after the indicator option was previously not available for these devices during the main iOS 16 beta cycle.

Until iOS 16, Apple has only shown users a visual representation of the battery level rather than an exact percentage, with users having to swipe down to open Control Center to view the percentage due to the lack of space in the iPhone status bar because of the space taken up by the TrueDepth camera system.

With the latest beta, users can enable the battery percentage using the Settings app, which has a new option in the Battery subsection.

With the setting enabled, the battery percentage will show inside the battery icon in the iPhone status bar, with the color of the battery percentage numbers changing dynamically based on the user’s wallpaper, and whether or not the user is charging their iPhone or has Low Power Mode enabled.