If iOS 17 brings new features to all recent iPhones, Apple has reserved certain tools for its latest range of devices, the iPhone 15.
In addition to Standby mode, NameDrop or contact posters, some of the new features brought by iOS 17 are reserved for iPhone 15. This is the case, for example, of thedisplay of the number of battery cycles of the smartphone. A member of Twitter tells us that this measurement is now directly accessible by going to “ Settings > General > Information “. A new screen then appears, displaying information about the battery, namely its date of manufacture, date of first use and number of cycles.
It is now already possible to check the health of an iPhone’s battery by going to “ Settings > Battery > Battery health and charging “. A page then appears which allows you to know the maximum capacity of the battery compared to when it was new. That said, the percentage indicated is not always evocativer for the general public.
iOS 17 gives iPhone 15s an exclusive tool to better manage battery
The number of cycles turns out to be much more understandable. It corresponds to the number of charge and discharge cycles that a modern smartphone battery can endure before it reaches 80% of its original capacity. In the opinion of experts, this figure is 800 for iPhone 15. This tool, in conjunction with the new functionality allowing you to adjust the maximum charge capacity of the battery yourself, will therefore allow users to better manage recharge cycles.
That being said, you don’t have to own an iPhone 15 to determine the battery cycle count. A menu, a little hidden,iOS 16 already allows all users to know this statistic. That said, the procedure to follow is a bit tedious.
- go to “ Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements »
- activate the option “ Share iPhone Analysis »
- tap “ Analysis data »
- look for a file like “ Analytics-2023-09-20… ”, for example, and click on it
- manually copy the contents of the file that appears on the screen
- open the Notes app
- paste the contents of the file
- look for the key last_value_CycleCount »
You will then see the number of battery cycles next to the highlighted line.