How to check battery wear on iPhone 6. Checking iPhone battery status

At the moment, a modern smartphone is primarily judged by two criteria: the camera and how long the battery lasts. The first point is improving from year to year, but batteries are problematic, especially on the iPhone.

After all, literally after a couple of years of use, the operating time of the device is reduced quite significantly and you already need to think that something needs to be done about this. This is especially felt by people who live in countries with cold winters.

Therefore, let's figure out when exactly it is worth changing and how to check the condition of your iPhone battery. With some updates to the operating system, this has become much easier than before.

How to check iPhone battery status?

If you came to this material, then your iPhone probably doesn’t hold a charge for long and you charge it at least twice a day. Or, it often turns off in the cold at the most inconvenient moment, even when the charge level is about 40%.

To understand how bad things are and whether you should worry about replacement, you just need to carry out one of the actions that I will now list.

Checking using built-in iOS functions

On March 29, 2018, the long-awaited update numbered iOS 11.3 was released. Along with it came a feature that was associated with the scandal over the slowdown of older iPhones.

So if you have already installed iOS 11.3, then do the following:

1. open Settings and scroll down until we find it Battery;
2. select an item Battery status;
3. we see the field Maximum capacity and if you have at least 60%, then you can relax for now, but already think about a replacement in the near future.

Settings - Battery - Battery Status - Maximum Capacity

You probably saw the second field “Peak Performance”. So, when everything is really bad with your battery, the phone will send you a notification that the performance will be reduced.

This will essentially be the signal to replace the battery. Thus, Apple killed all the applications that did the status check function, but they may still be useful. Read on.

We check using third-party programs (if iOS is lower than iOS 11.3)

Not everyone will want to switch from iOS 10 to their old iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 for the sake of this feature. We all know how it works and it is better to stay on an older version of the operating system.

Sooner or later, you may need to check the battery status and in this case, do the following:

1. install an application like this Battery Life(or something similar);
2. open it and the status of your battery is written to you.

If everything is great, it will simply say “Great” and the button will be green. Yellow, still not so bad and red - when you need to change it.

It weighs little and is free. If you buy the paid version, it will also show the number of charging cycles. But it’s up to you to decide.

As you use your iPhone every day, the level of battery wear and tear increases every day. How to find out when you need to change your iPhone battery and by what means to do it?

Absolutely any equipment from Apple has fairly high-quality components, especially for batteries. Be it any MacBook laptop or iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet, all these devices have a large number of recharge cycles, as a result of which they do not lose their capacity so much. Naturally, a reasonable question arises: how to check the battery on an iPhone?

In one of the previous articles on Android +1 we told you how, and in this one we’ll tell you how to do it on iPhone and iPad using several methods.

How to find out the level of charge and wear of the iPhone and iPad battery using the application

Checking the iPhone battery using standard iOS tools

You don’t need a program to check your iPhone battery; starting with iOS 11.3, you can find out how much the battery capacity of your iPhone or iPad has dropped using standard tools.

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Battery Life app

By installing the Battery Life application and launching it, you can find out the degree of battery wear in the main window:

• Excellent - the iPhone or iPad battery is not worn out, there is no loss of capacity
• Good - the iPhone or iPad battery has a slight loss in capacity
• Bad - the iPhone or iPad battery is worn out, the device runs on one charge less than before due to a significant loss of capacity
• Very bad - the iPhone or iPad battery requires immediate replacement. Battery Life shows the level of battery wear

In another window of the Battery Life application called “Current data” you can see in numbers the level of the current charge of the iPhone or iPad - “Charge level”, as well as the loss of capacity - “Battery capacity”.

You can download the Battery Life application in the AppStore.

AIda64 application

Aida64 is a universal application with which you can find out basic information about the hardware of your iPhone and iPad, as well as learn about the degree of battery wear.

Launch the Aida64 application and go to the Battery section, where you will see the Wear Level item, which indicates the percentage of wear on the battery of an iOS device.

How to find out the level of charge and wear of the iPhone and iPad battery in MacOS and Windows

coconut Battery (MacOS)

If you are a MacBook or iMac user, then you can find out in detail about the battery status of your iPhone or iPad using the free coconut Battery program.

After installing it on your Mac, you will see a new icon on the panel, clicking on which you will see the battery status of your iOS device.

To see all the information in more detail, click on the Device details... button:

Of greatest interest are the Design capacity and Maximum charge values, which allow you to find out the loss of battery capacity during the use of an iPhone or iPad (Design capacity - Maximum charge = how much the capacity has decreased).

iBackupbot (for Windows and MacOS)

You can also find out how much the iPhone or iPad battery has worn out using the trial program.

Launch the program and go to the More Information section:

How to Extend iPhone and iPad Battery Life

Now let's find out how to make sure that the battery capacity on your iPhone or iPad does not drop so much and that the battery lasts you as long as possible:

1. Use only certified chargers and cables
2. Once a month, discharge your iOS device to 5%, and then charge it to 100% to calibrate the battery
3. Never let your iPhone or iPad automatically turn off due to being completely discharged; this will greatly wear out the battery.
4. Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures, especially negative ones, as in cold weather the charge is lost almost instantly
5. Charge your iPhone or iPad at room temperature
6. If you plan not to use your iOS device for a long time, then charge the battery to 75%, then turn off your device

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Each subsequent iPhone makes the battery problem worse. My first iPhone 5S, after 9 months of intensive use, lasted no more than 4-5 hours.

How can you find out the level of battery wear in an iPhone? There are no built-in tools.

If you open the App Store, you will find many programs there to check iPhone battery wear, but can you trust them?

You probably know that Apple devices, unlike Android devices, have a closed system and do not allow penetration into the kernel.

If you search the Internet for applications to view the wear level of your iPhone battery, you will be offered “Battery Life”.

I entered such a request in the App Store and the service gave me several programs with the same name from different developers. Let's check them out.

The first program to check battery wear on iPhone

The first on the list was an application from the developer “Victor Robin”. After installation, it gave me information that the condition is good, and the wear level of the battery (written at the top) is 76%

Quite strange. 76% and good condition. Let's see what the triple app from developer RBT Dighal has to say.

The second application to check the battery wear level on iPhone

To be honest, after installing the second program I was a little shocked - everything is bad here, and the wear rate is 24%.

I get the impression that the first Battery Life shows how much good capacity is left, and the second how much has already been worn out.

This is, as it were, confirmed by the percentages of 76 and 24 - if you add them up, you get 100. This is also confirmed if you look at the operating time - it is the same in both.

Let's also look at the level of wear on the iPhone battery in the program that I trust - AIDA 64.

The third program for checking battery wear on iPhone

You can also download AIDA 64 for free in the App Store. I already have it installed and this is what it shows.

AIDA 64 showed 23.61% wear (wear lewel line). I trust this application, so I think the result is correct.

Moreover, I see that my battery is discharged about 25 percent faster than it was after purchase.

Battery life is undoubtedly important for most users and there are ways to improve it, but I won’t describe how to do it here, since such an entry already exists - you can find it in the IPHONE menu or through a search.

You can more accurately determine the level of wear if your iPhone is jailbroken, but it requires hacking the software.

Only iPhones are expensive and I don’t recommend you do this. There is also the “Battery Percentage - Your Device Doctor” application, where you can check the battery status, processor temperature and see if pixels have disappeared on the screen

Thanks to the graphical interface, you can find out what state the most interesting elements of your phone are in.

It has a beautiful, minimalist design and is available for free. Thanks to it, you can learn a lot about your device, but at the time of writing there is no Russian language.

NOTE: in iPhone, battery wear drops to 80% after 500 recharge cycles, and in iPad it can withstand twice as much - 1000. Good luck.

The iPhone's battery is its heart; without it, even the newest Apple smartphone is just a useless piece of metal and glass. In this article we will talk about what kind of battery is installed in the iPhone, how to assess its condition and how to charge it correctly.

What type of batteries are installed in the iPhone?

Every iPhone comes with a lithium-ion battery. They have enough advantages over “traditional” batteries: they charge faster, work longer, and weigh less.

Battery charging consists of two phases. During the first - from 0 to 80% - the battery is replenished with energy quickly (the exact charging time depends on whether the device is in use, settings and other factors). The second - from 80 to 100% - is called compensation; it “weaken” the electric current and thereby extends the life of the iPhone battery.

What is a “recharge cycle” and why is it important?

One cycle is when you discharge your iPhone from 100% to zero. This can be done either at one time or several times. Example: within a day the battery was discharged by 75%. You charged it to 100% and continued using it. One charging cycle will end when you have used up another 25% of the charge (“yesterday’s 75% + today’s 25%).

What are we talking about? The iPhone battery naturally has a resource. After 500 full charging cycles, the battery capacity of an Apple smartphone will decrease by 15-20%. In practice, 500 charging cycles is 1.5-2 years of smartphone operation. After about 3-4 years, the battery capacity will correspondingly decrease by 50% of the value that the iPhone had out of the box. That’s when it makes sense to think about replacing the battery - after all, you will probably notice that your iPhone, for example, no longer “survives” until the evening and lets you down at the most necessary moment.

How to find out the number of iPhone recharge cycles completed directly on your iOS device?

Download the free Battery Life app for your iPhone. Open it and go to the tab Battery, where the value Cycles and will indicate the number of recharge cycles the iPhone has completed.

Unfortunately, section Cycles in the application Battery Life available only users of devices with iOS 7, iOS 8 and iOS 9. Users of iOS 10 and later can get information about the battery status in percentage indicating the general characteristics:

Perfect— battery of the new iPhone.
good- slight loss of capacity.
Fine— the battery has lost the permissible amount of capacity.
Bad- significant loss of capacity.
Terrible- it's time to think about replacing the battery.
Almost died- The battery needs to be changed urgently!

How can I find out the number of charge cycles my iPhone has completed on a Mac or Windows computer?

Use the program. After installation, connect your iPhone, select it in the Devices, click on the inscription More Information and look at the number opposite the inscription CycleCount- this is the number of recharge cycles already completed.

Below you will also find other useful information about the battery of your iPhone - capacity according to the passport ( DesignCapacity), actual capacity after full charge ( FullChargeCapacity), battery wear level ( BatteryCurrentCapacity).

Let's find out useful information.

Apple smartphones with poor performance can be speeded up by replacing the battery. This instruction told you how to check the condition of the iPhone or iPad battery and determine whether the battery in the device needs to be replaced or not.

Step 1: Download the free app Battery Life from developer RBT Digital LLC from the App Store. Note that in the App Store there are two almost identical applications called Battery Life, but, according to user reviews, the utility from the developer RBT Digital LLC works more accurately.

Step 2: Launch the Battery Life app and wait for the iPhone battery status to be determined.

The battery condition is critical - what to do?

If the battery wear on your iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPhone SE and iPhone 7/7 Plus is more than 15%, then the smartphone starts to work slower. To speed it up, it is necessary to replace the battery. And there is one very important point here.

The iPhone battery must be replaced with an original one.. Replacing a smartphone battery in service centers that use non-original components will not speed up the iPhone. In other words, iPhone users with badly worn batteries are advised to contact Apple authorized service centers in Russia.

What about other iPhone and iPad models?

In its official statement dated December 20, 2017, Apple stated that the impact of battery condition on performance is only available on the iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPhone SE and iPhone 7/7 Plus. The company said nothing about other iPhone models, for example, the very popular iPhone 5s in Russia. Apple also ignored iPad tablets.

Because of this, it is assumed that non-listed iPhone and iPad models are not affected by this iOS feature.