Better iPhone battery icon is back 🪫

September 20, 2022

It's back!

A graphical version of the beloved battery percentage indicator on the iPhone's Home Screen, that is.

The latest iOS 16.1 beta once again tweaks the design of the battery indicator, bringing back a graphical indication of battery level.

No one liked the previous version, which showed a solid battery with the percentage spelled out in numerals. It drove some people crazy that the graphic showed the battery full when the numerals said 25%.

Apple's new design blends the two previous versions, and some people still aren't happy. There's already moaning on the socials that it's too hard to see.

Just goes to show, you can't please all the people all the time. Or anybody any of the time.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

The second iOS 16.1 beta gives users the option to show their iPhone’s remaining battery life in the status bar as a number and as a graphic at the same time. This is a combination of the two previous options.

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There are plenty of fancy Apple Watch bands out there, but how about one with more than 800 brilliant crystals on an ornate link band? That would be the Goldenerre Crystal Pavé Apple Watch Band. Its elegance will not be denied, and neither will yours when you wear it. So go ahead. Get your glam on in the Cult of Mac Store.

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On September 20, 1989, Apple released the Macintosh Portable, the first battery-powered Mac you could take on the road. It was really heavy.

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One more thing ...

"The only thing you have in your life is time. If you invest that time in yourself to have great experiences that are going to enrich you, then you can’t possibly lose." -- Steve Jobs, 1994

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