Yesterday, the Cupertino company released a new beta version of iOS 16, specifically number 5, which has brought, to everyone’s surprise, a novelty that no one expected, also accompanied by other changes and an improvement, it is assumed. , of the entire operation of the operating system. Keep reading that we tell you everything.
The battery percentage returns to the main screen
With the launch of the iPhone and the redesign of the front of the iPhone, Apple was forced to remove one of the hallmarks of iOS, which was the battery percentage displayed at the top right. Since then, all users, with the exception of those who use an iPhone with frames, had to access the control center to see the percentage of battery that their device had, whereas before it appeared next to the battery icon.
Well, it seems that Apple had saved this little novelty, since it was not shown or mentioned at the WWDC last June. Also, the way to implement it has been different Like the iPhones do with the old design, since now the battery icon will always appear completely full and inside it will be the battery percentage of the device. In this way, users will be able to choose between seeing the battery percentage or, on the contrary, continue as before with the battery icon that empties as it is consumed. To be able to activate the battery percentage, you just have to follow the following steps.
- Install iOS 16 beta 5 on your iPhone.
- Open the app of Settings.
- Click on drums.
- Activate «battery percentage«.
Of course, not everything is good news, since not all iPhone models that have this “new” all-screen design have this functionality available. We do not know if Apple, throughout the following updates, will allow the teams that have been left out of this novelty to enjoy it, but for now, we leave you below the list with the iPhones that do not have this new feature of iOS 16 .
- iPhone XR.
- iPhone 11.
- iPhone 12mini.
- iPhone 13mini.
More iOS 16 beta 5 news
Obviously, the battery percentage has not been the only novelty that Apple has introduced in this beta 5, since, in addition to improving the performance of the operating system, with a view to a launch that is getting closer, this version of iOS 16 has come with other surprises that, of course, are welcome. We tell you all below.
- New sound of the iPhone when searching for a device in the Find My app.
- New sound when pinging the iPhone from the Apple Watch.
- In the same way as with beta 3, Apple introduced in iOS 16 a new music player on lock screen which occupied the entirety of it, with this beta 5 a mini live viewer has been included.
- We continue talking about music, and it is that now in Apple itself, Apple has adjusted the way in which Dolby Atmos and Lossless indicators shows.
- The perspective zoom function has been removed for lock screens.
- at the time of take a screenshotApple has introduced the option to copy it to the clipboard and delete it.
