iOS 16’s battery update won’t come to smaller iPhones

The latest Apple software is finally available for iPhone users, but the long-awaited return of battery percentage in the status bar won’t be coming to those of you with smaller smartphones. Following the announcement and release of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, Apple also released iOS 16 which brought with it numerous updates and features like customizable lock screens, an undo button in iMessage, and (most importantly) the return of battery percentages in the status bar. Older iPhones used to always display the battery’s percentage next to the battery icon, but when the iPhone X was released the number was removed because the new notch style didn’t leave enough room for it.

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