Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Any way to tell number of battery cycles on an iPhone without jailbreaking?
- Thread starter Looon
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I'm not so sure about that. I've managed a peek at their diagnostic screen a couple of times and all it says for battery is normal, service etc. no numbers
It isn't on the main screen, it's on the "More Info..." screen that has nothing but lots of numbers on it.
Not at home to look it up for ya, but ur big boy, am sure u can find it. The info is not encrypted, is in plain English.
Not at an Apple Store, but I am an Apple Tech and have used the iPhone toolset before. I'm also fairly sure that iBackupBot would not be able to provide you with the cycle count either. iOS does not store this information anywhere, but reads it as needed from the battery's integrated circuit.
Last edited:
Is it in a plist file or is it something else.
Sent from my iPod touch 5G using Tapatalk 2
Odd cause one of the times I managed a peek I was taking in a phone for my boss because he said it was having battery issues. He was sure it was a dud and needed the battery replaced. And the tech never went to any 'more info' screen even when I asked him if he was totally sure cause my boss would be livid if it keeps acting up and think I didn't bring it in. I would think if they had access to that info he would have pulled it up.
They don't ever go to that screen because it isn't in their script to ever check that screen. They're only allowed to replace the battery or device if the front end of their diagnostic apps explicitly tell them to. Thus, they have no need to ever go to that screen.
the top is using a notification center tweak from cydia, the bottom is using ibackupbot
i don't know if this will change your mind that ibackupbot will be able to provide you with the cycle count but according to what i see, it seems that it's fairly accurate
----------
run ibackupbot, plug in your device
at the bottom left, you should see "devices". click that and it'll show your device. then click more informations and it should be the first subcategory that tells you your battery cycle count
iBackupBot's ability to see the battery statistics are based on it's ability to properly query the device. It can only query iOS 5 and higher devices and it does not always work correctly with Lighting devices. It also does not work if the device has not been properly authenticated with the computer or if the device requires an encrypted backup.
Problem with seeing my cycle count on iPod touch 5
My iPhone 5's backup is on my iPod touch 5 and my ipod touch cycle count is 0 as said in ibackupbot 4.1.6, which is obviously wrong. why is this happening?!
My iPhone 5's backup is on my iPod touch 5 and my ipod touch cycle count is 0 as said in ibackupbot 4.1.6, which is obviously wrong. why is this happening?!
FWIW, anyone who can decipher the logs generated by iOS can figure out the number of battery cycles.
To find the logs, just go to Settings->General->About->Diagnostics and Usage.
Source: MacRumors Forums: User-only iOS Diagnostics
To find the logs, just go to Settings->General->About->Diagnostics and Usage.
Source: MacRumors Forums: User-only iOS Diagnostics