The most recent Apple software program is lastly out there for iPhone customers, however the long-awaited return of battery share within the standing bar will not be coming to these of you with smaller smartphones.

Following the announcement and launch of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Professional, Apple additionally launched iOS 16 which introduced with it quite a few updates and options like customizable lock screens, an undo button in iMessage, and (most significantly) the return of battery percentages within the standing bar.

Older iPhones used to at all times show the battery’s share subsequent to the battery icon, however when the iPhone X was launched the quantity was eliminated as a result of the brand new notch model did not depart sufficient room for it. 

Now, 5 years after the notch was launched, Apple’s brightest software program builders have lastly give you an answer – the battery share will sit contained in the battery icon. 

Sadly, based on Apple’s official assist web page (opens in new tab) these of you with an iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 13 mini can be excluded from this a part of the iOS 16 replace, although Apple hasn’t mentioned why these particular fashions are being disregarded.

The mini iPhones take advantage of sense: their 5.4-inch shows are fairly small, and even with the change to how battery share is displayed they might nonetheless not be massive sufficient to show the small print clearly.

However that does not clarify the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 as each of those smartphones have bigger 6.1-inch show – that is the identical display screen measurement because the iPhone 12 which is not exempt from the replace. Right here we suspect it could possibly be one thing to do with the display screen’s decision – the decrease res iPhone 11 and iPhone XR could not have sufficient pixels to obviously show the brand new battery icon – however we’re not 100% sure.

We have reached out to Apple to search out out extra about why these iPhones gained’t be capable of show battery share, and if we hear something again we’ll make sure you replace this piece.

Fortunately if you happen to’re utilizing an iPhone eight or later you need to nonetheless be capable of get pleasure from a lot of the advantages that iOS 16 brings… although if you wish to get pleasure from all of them chances are you’ll must improve your smaller machine to one of many largest and finest iPhones that Apple produces.