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robd003

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Does anyone else wish you could see the battery status of your iPhone or Mac just by looking at your watch?

Why can I see the battery status of the watch on the phone, but not vice versa? It'd be so useful to know when my phone or Mac is done charging!
 
Does anyone else wish you could see the battery status of your iPhone or Mac just by looking at your watch?

Why can I see the battery status of the watch on the phone, but not vice versa? It'd be so useful to know when my phone or Mac is done charging!
Completely agree with this. Makes more sense to see the battery of the phone from the Watch than the Watch battery from the phone.


There’s a 3rd party app called Cloud Battery that does this. You can even see the battery level of the Apple Pencil but I don’t think it works with Mac. I found it to be inaccurate or slow to update on my end.
 
works well for me when looking at the watch.
 
From everywhere in iOS, swipe down from the pinnacle of the display screen to show Notification Center, then faucet on the “Today” tab if you are now no longer already there. Look for the “Batteries” phase to view the battery life, fee status, and percent final of every tool related via Bluetooth.
 
You can see battery level of your devices in the Find My Devices app on the watch but you’re right it would be nice to have them available at a quick glance, maybe a complication if not in the control center.
 
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You can see battery level of your devices in the Find My Devices app on the watch but you’re right it would be nice to have them available at a quick glance, maybe a complication if not in the control center.


That's a great tip, thanks!
 
You can see battery level of your devices in the Find My Devices app on the watch but you’re right it would be nice to have them available at a quick glance, maybe a complication if not in the control center.
I must be doing something wrong as on the watch all I can see for devices is an icon of the battery either charging or not. No accurate battery level. Would be nice if it showed percentages.
 
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