I really miss the battery percent indicator on the X. I have to keep swiping down to check it. I guess I'm just OCD about it but it does really bug me. So far, that is the one thing that bugs me the MOST. The other is not knowing which end of the phone is UP when I first pick it up! LOL!
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What is your feeling on NO battery % indicator?
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the battery icon is a little bigger on the X and you can get a general indication of how much charge it has without seeing a numerical percentage written
sort of a non issue (imo)
sort of a non issue (imo)
I also miss it. They need to adopt the android way of being able to have a battery icon with numbers inside it.
Doesn't bother me at all. A Quick swipe down and I can see the percentage. No big deal.
Less being OCD about battery %. You will no longer watch it like a hawk.
I’m using the battery widget, but I do wish they would put the % inside the battery itself if you wanted the indicator.
It’s annoying and I miss it!
Anyone who doesn’t use it will say get over it, but than again we’re talking Apple heads so if Apple said it’s ok to not have it, well it’s ok than
Anyone who doesn’t use it will say get over it, but than again we’re talking Apple heads so if Apple said it’s ok to not have it, well it’s ok than
Not my preference but I'm indifferent about it.
If I really need to know I just pull down control center.
If I really need to know I just pull down control center.
I personally miss it. I’ve tried using past iPhones with the percentage omitted, but found that it wasn’t for me. Now I’m constantly opening up the Control Center to monitor my battery level. Hope it comes back in an update.
Provide feedback to Apple, no reason they can’t put it inside the battery indicator in iOS 12.
Here is the link: https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Here is the link: https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
I always deliberately kept the percentage option off on my previous iPhones, because I find that I would contantly “worry” (relatively speaking!) about the percentage, “oh look it’s down to 75% already”.... I would get paranoid about the battery life instead of just enjoying the phone.
I must say I always had it on in my previous iPhones as I was always monitoring it especially at work where I can’t just plug it in to charge.
I guess I will just have to get use to it and swipe down to bring up control centre to check it.
I guess I will just have to get use to it and swipe down to bring up control centre to check it.
Why say there is NO battery percentage indicator when there clearly IS a battery percentage indicator? Oh, you mean on the home screen?! I think that the picture of the battery with its colour coding, and iOS itself letting you know when you are at 20% then 10% etc., isn't that enough? Why people get obsessed about battery percentage is beyond me. Buy a dumber phone, one with a bigger battery, or a battery back and carry that around all day as well.
I read you can still turn that on, but ignored it because I just set my widget to Batteries, with a swipe I see percentages of my phone and watch..best of both worlds.
It's like having to swipe if I want to know the exact time. Yes, I can guess by looking at the position of the sun, but it shouldn't be necessary.
The battery indicator should have the option of being replaced by digits.
The battery indicator should have the option of being replaced by digits.
