Apple considerably revamped its smartphone design with the launch of the iPhone X. They removed the bezels (and Touch ID) but introduced a notch housing the Face ID. As this was a significant ...

Apple released iOS 16 beta 6 on Monday, only a few days after beta 5, in what seems like an unusual release for the iPhone OS. We're in the final stages of beta testing as we approach the ...

Last week, Apple rolled out the most recent version of its iOS 16 beta, and it almost broke the internet. That’s obviously a bit of an exaggeration, but it definitely seemed like it if you paid ...

The big picture: Apple's debut of the notch on 2017's iPhone X considerably reduced the screen space for items on the status bar. One of the more useful pieces of information available at a glance was ...

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple finally added the battery percent indicator back to the status bar in the ...

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple’s latest iOS 16.1 beta addresses a major complaint about the ...

In years past, you could toggle on a setting that showed the exact percentage of battery life your iPhone had left. The percentage appeared right next to the battery icon — which, by default, just had ...

One of the new features introduced with iOS 16 was a new battery indicator with the percentage right on the status bar, which was a first for iPhone X and later. However, after multiple complaints, ...

Apple is on the cusp of introducing a tiny change with an outsized impact on the quality of life of iPhone users everywhere who are tired of helplessly watching as the life trickles out of their ...

A leaker with an Apple acquaintance revealed the notch replacement will look like an elongated pill. Previously, we expected a pill-and-hole notch combo. Furthermore, Apple will show privacy ...

With the fifth beta of iOS 16, Apple has updated the battery icon on iPhones with Face ID to display the specific battery percentage rather than just a visual representation of battery level. The new ...

It’s an even better way to tell how much battery life your iPhone has left over. In an example of the revised indicator on an iPhone that runs the newest iOS 16.1 beta found on the outlet, the battery ...