For a few days now you have noticed a decrease in autonomy of your iPhone and so now you are looking for a tutorial that will explain you in detail how to check iPhone battery status through some tools. We from ChimeraRevo we have decided to create a guide to show you how to proceed.
How to check iPhone battery status via Settings
The first solution we suggest you follow for check the battery status of your iPhone is to rely on Settings di iOS taking advantage of a feature called Battery status. This is a feature introduced by Apple in iOS 11.3 is available starting with the iPhone 6 and SE which allows you to see it battery health present inside the iPhone and also notify the user via message when the unit begins to wear excessively.
Having said that, let's find out together how to access battery status:
- Open the Settings di iOS pressing ongear, choose Battery and then press on the voice Battery status.
- Through the screen that appears, you will be able to know the battery capacity of yours iPhone next to Maximum capacity (expressed in percentage).
Taking this into account, if a value well below 100%, it means that the unit no longer offers the same initial performance and should therefore be replaced. Furthermore, when the percentage drops below 80%, iOS sends you a notification to notify you. Under the heading Maximum capacity performance, instead, it is reported whether the battery is able to offer optimal performance or not.
How to check iPhone battery status via Console
If you have a Mac, you can take advantage of the tool Sideboard di MacOS which allows you to view some operating system status messages in real time. However, this tool also allows you to see some information regarding the battery of your iPhone after connecting it via USB. The only requirements to be met are to have at least one iPhone 6 e iOS 11.3 or later versions installed.
Having said that, let's see steps to follow:
- Turn on yours Mac, connect theiPhone to one of the available USB ports using the Lightning cable, open the folder Other of Launchpad and press on Sideboard. Alternatively, take advantage of Spotlight, Crab or the folder of Applications.
- Once the utility has successfully opened, locate the field Search at the top, type the term batteryhealth and press Submit to start the search.
- At this point, look for the voice BatteryHealth and refer to what is reported about it battery status of your iPhone. For example, if it is reported Good it means that the unit is in good condition while Bath indicates that the battery must absolutely be replaced. Max Capacity reports the percentage that the battery is capable of accumulating.
How to check iPhone battery status with Coconut Battery
Coconut Battery is a very popular application that normally allows you to check the status of your Mac's battery. However, the software has a function that also allows you to discover the health condition of the battery of the devices Apple. Coconut Battery is a free app but a premium version is also available at a cost of € 9,95 that offers additional features.
That said, let's find out how to use the app together:
- Open Safari or the browser you use to browse the Internet, connect to the website of Coconut Battery and press the button Download x.x.x.
- Once the installation is complete, start the program and connect yours iPhone al Mac using the Lightning cable.
- Once this is done, press the button iOS Device present at the top to access the window containing various information on the battery of your iPhone such as the state of health and the charge and discharge cycles.
- Now, you need to take into consideration the green bar present under the heading Full Charge Capacity. This shows the amount of energy present inside the battery as a percentage. The bar under the heading Design capacity, on the other hand, it indicates the quantity that the battery is still able to accumulate, always expressed as a percentage.
What to do in case of problems
If you had detected a battery with a percentage below 70/80%, you will need to contact the customer service of Apple to book a repair. In this case, we suggest you refer to our guide on how to contact Apple.
Alternatively, if you are an expert user and maybe your iPhone is no longer under warranty, then we suggest you read our guide on how to change iPhone battery where you will find various instructions to do so. In conclusion, we invite you to read the page IPhone battery and performance present on the website of the giant of Cuperino which contains various very useful information.
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