Why won’t my iPhone stop showing battery percentage?

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Why won’t my iPhone stop showing battery percentage?

My iPhone 12 Pro with iOS 16 always shows percentage even when the toggle for percentage in battery settings is turned off.

I tried switching off and then on. Several times. I even restarted the phone. Still no joy. Battery percentage as a number but with a full icon is confusing and seems to defeat the purpose of the icon. So I have been trying to turn off the percentage, but I’m now stuck with it not responding to the toggle

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 7:13 AM

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Answer 1

-Bubba-

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Sep 18, 2022 7:20 AM in response to Milonius

Try a force restart. Press and very quickly release the volume up button, press and very quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the side button for about twenty seconds. When the Apple logo appears, release the button. The timing is a little tricky, so try it a few times!

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

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Milonius Author

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Sep 18, 2022 8:10 AM in response to -Bubba-

Tried the force restart several times. Still no joy.

just found out my two daughters have the same problem on their iPhone 12 with latest iOS 16 update. However, when their friends switch it off, it works. Not sure why the inconsistency.

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Milonius Author

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Sep 25, 2022 9:20 PM in response to cgsandeepsharma

I had a chat with Apple Support who informed me to try to do get rid of my vpn profile by: 1) a complete reset and restore from backup or 2) to reset all my settings. But it was not even a guarantee that it would work.

I read from another post that the restore does not work as it might be importing some buggy file from restore, but this post recommended reset all settings ... but this means I'd have to go back and manually put all my settings back including network settings, sounds, notifications, all app preferences/settings, wallpapers, ... which is more of a pain than just restore. But it was not a sure fix, so I am not ready for such a nightmare especially if it is not a sure fix.

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Sep 25, 2022 5:10 PM in response to Milonius

I’m having the same issue as well! First i thought it will give fixed with some update and now I have switched to iPhone 14 pro and the problem still exists. This is so annoying.

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Sep 25, 2022 11:41 PM in response to Milonius

Yeah! Same here, I’m not bothered to redo all of the settings. Hopefully some iOS update will fix it. I don’t like battery percentage. As it draws my attention too much. Just want to turn it off.

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Why won’t my iPhone stop showing battery percentage?

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