How To Display Battery Percentage On Iphone 5s

Guessing how much of a tiny battery icon is filled in can be difficult. You might be able to make a general guess, but you could be looking for something more precise. Luckily you can learn how to display the battery percentage on an iPhone 5 or iPhone 5S if you would prefer a number.

Knowing how much battery you have left on your iPhone 5 is very important, and the default setting on the device will show the iPhone 5 battery percentage as an image. But this default icon view of the remaining battery can be a little vague.

Fortunately there is a setting that you can enable on the device that will display the percentage to the left of the battery icon in your notification bar. This will provide a much more specific indication of how much battery life is left so that you can plan accordingly.

Our series of steps below will explain how to show the battery percentage on an iPhone 5 or 5s. The first method listed will work for iPhone models that are using iOS 9 or iOS 10. If your iPhone is using an older version of iOS, like iOS 6, then you can click here to go to that section of this article.

How to put battery percentage on an iPhone 5 or an iPhone 5S

Tap the Settings icon.
Select the Battery option.
Tap the button to the right of Battery Percentage.

Our article continues below with additional information on how to display battery percentage on an iPhone or iPhone 5S, including pictures of these steps for older versions of iOS.

How to Turn on the Battery Percentage on an iPhone 5 in iOS 9 or iOS 10

The steps in this section will enable you to show the battery percentage on your iPhone if your device has been updated to iOS 9. If these steps don't work on your iPhone, then you might be using a different version of iOS. You can scroll down a little further to see how you can view the battery percentage if your iPhone is using iOS 6.

Step 1: Open Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and select the Battery option.

Step 3: Turn on the Battery Percentage option.

You should now see your iPhone 5 battery percentage as a numerical value at the top-right of the screen.

How to Show the Battery Percentage on Your iPhone 5 in iOS 6

While the iPhone 5 does have a very good battery life, the usability and convenience of the device means that you will probably be using it heavily throughout the day. Heavy usage will drain the battery faster and, as a result, you might not be able to go an entire day away from home without a charge. So, by displaying the battery percentage, you can get a good idea of when you should stop watching videos or browsing the Web so that the phone will have enough charge for your return trip home.

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Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: Touch the General option.

If the menu does not say Settings at the top of the screen, then you will need to use the navigational arrows at the top-left of the screen to return to the home page of the Settings menu so that you can locate the General button.

general option on the iphone 5 settings menu

Step 3: Press the Usage option at the top of the screen.

Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of this menu until you see the Battery Percentage option, then press the button to the right of it to switch it to On.

how to display battery percentage on the iphone 5

If you decide later that you do not like displaying this percentage, you can always follow these instructions to return to this menu and press the On button again so that it says Off.

While the steps in this article were written specifically for an iPhone 5, you can also use this method to see the battery percentage on an iPhone 5s, or any other iPhone model that is using the iOS 6 or iOS 9 operating system.

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