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How to Show Battery Percentage on iOS 27

Enable Battery Percentage in Settings > Battery to see the remaining charge in your iPhone status bar.

Step 1

Open Settings from the Home Screen

iPhone Home Screen with the Settings app in the third row
Tap the gray Settings icon on your Home Screen.

Before you begin: An unlocked iPhone running iOS 27.

Find and tap the Settings app on your Home Screen. Its icon looks like a gray gear.

Step 2

Open Battery

Settings showing Battery
Tap Battery in Settings.

In Settings, scroll if needed and tap Battery.

Step 3

Turn on Battery Percentage

Battery settings showing Battery Percentage
Turn on Battery Percentage.

Scroll to Battery Percentage and turn it on. If it is already on, leave it enabled.

On an iPhone with Face ID, the number appears inside the battery icon in the status bar. It shows the remaining charge.

Reference

By ProgramGuru

Published: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-14

Instructions reviewed against Apple documentation on 2026-10-14.