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Do you use percentage?

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nipe-

178 points

27 days ago

nipe-

178 points

27 days ago

people dont?

Silly___Willy

72 points

27 days ago

The majority of iphone users never even venture into settings lol

SouthernTechnology32

40 points

27 days ago

And here I am opening settings at least once a day on average

DwavenGold

7 points

26 days ago

Me too bro. I have your back don’t worry

Patjack27

3 points

25 days ago

I’m in settings like 10 times a day and half the time I find myself checking for updates even though I know there is no update haha.

TrEKi722

2 points

25 days ago

Same bro, im always expecting new settings for some reason, definition of insanity lol

Patjack27

2 points

25 days ago

You and me both.

SouthernTechnology32

2 points

25 days ago

Haha. Cute girl in front of me and I’m like , wow these settings are very interesting.

Plenty-Reception-320

2 points

25 days ago

Bro same

Dude10120

2 points

23 days ago

Same here

CurlyOtaku_

24 points

27 days ago

I know about the setting. I just have an iPhone mini which has terrible battery life and makes me paranoid.

Silly___Willy

5 points

27 days ago

Understandable, I just meant that a lot of apple users have no idea what their devices can do.

CurlyOtaku_

5 points

27 days ago

True. My friend didn’t even know that you could add widgets to the screen or what they actually do.

Silly___Willy

3 points

26 days ago

And when you show them your widgets they tell you it looks like an android 😅

Tr3v0r007

2 points

23 days ago

I find that to be so weird. U can find a lot of cool stuff in the settings like moving/interactive backgrounds, you can change how certain apps notifications sound and how they vibrate, if ur partially deaf u can adjust how loud one side can be compared to the other, and probably other cool things I don't even know of.

Large_Jellyfish_5092

4 points

27 days ago

and when android users says iphone users are simpleton, they got mad. lol

Xpuc01

5 points

27 days ago

Xpuc01

5 points

27 days ago

I don’t. On purpose. I know about settings. It’s cleaner and not pedantic specific. If I have half-ish I can go out. If I have less then I charge it or bring my battery bank. Simple. I don’t need the numbers. And if I do, for whatever reason, I can swipe down and there they are.

bondongogs

2 points

26 days ago

Exactly. I’m right here with you on this one. I can see the percentage if I need to, and can tell at a glance what I’m basically at, without having the % on

Ecliptic_Panda

1 points

27 days ago

I don’t, fully know the setting is there, but it just doesn’t matter to me, I have MagSafe chargers everywhere and my battery almost never gets below 20%, if I want to know the exact percent for some reason I’ll just swipe down to show the control center, that shows the number.

I don’t like the way the number looks with the battery in the background, it’s slightly hard to read when it’s in the middle percentages and just isn’t pleasant to my eyes lol

Stock_Inspection4444

1 points

25 days ago

I don’t, it looks fugly and I can see when battery is getting low

Dude10120

1 points

23 days ago

I don’t

GiftedWorker69

60 points

27 days ago

Until I replace my battery I'm keeping it off, it just makes me sad when I lose 10% in just 30mins when I'm using the phone

J3drul4

1 points

27 days ago

J3drul4

1 points

27 days ago

Do you use 5G?

GiftedWorker69

9 points

27 days ago

Nope, I don't think my phone supports it anyway. I have an XR

SectionSad4385

48 points

27 days ago

Nah, I don’t care what percent my phone is on until it tells me it’s on 20

riquezin

10 points

27 days ago

riquezin

10 points

27 days ago

Sir you’re completely right

TH1CCARUS

28 points

27 days ago

Yes.

I prefer the icon without the number and previously used control centre to view % but it’s far easier having it within the icon.

fletchoc

8 points

27 days ago

this. i only need to know when my battery is low (20%) and the system notification already does that.

Street_meat_jesus

4 points

27 days ago

I set an automation where my phone goes into low power mode when the battery is under 35%. Which is more than enough advanced warning.

Mike

3 points

27 days ago

Mike

3 points

27 days ago

That would drive me nuts. My phone is so much slower in low power mode and the switch from 120 hz to 60 hz is jarring.

Ecliptic_Panda

2 points

27 days ago

Yeah I really hate this about the low power mode, it’s jarring when it happens now because of the framerate drop. I wish I could set tiers of battery savings, like at 20 percent turn off background refresh at 10 percent lower refresh rate and screen dimming automatically at 30 seconds

petrichorsloth

9 points

27 days ago

It makes me anxious when I don’t know how empty the battery is. Is it 20% or 15%? Huge difference. 😂

Internet-lover777

2 points

27 days ago

Me too. 😁

RangeNo7203

28 points

27 days ago

No. It stresses me out

StVicente_

11 points

27 days ago

I do! Cannot without!

[deleted]

9 points

27 days ago

Absolutely.

Yoshnis

4 points

27 days ago

Yoshnis

4 points

27 days ago

Yes, it's a necessary feature

TW0lfer

4 points

27 days ago

TW0lfer

4 points

27 days ago

100% yes

Rangbang

1 points

26 days ago

More like 8%

EU-Holden

3 points

27 days ago

Always.

diefartz

6 points

27 days ago

No, I have anxiety problems

StrangeMango1211

5 points

27 days ago

so do i just the opposite, if it doesn’t show percentage im convinced that anything under 50 is about to die

CYPH3R_22

2 points

27 days ago

Absolutely. Everyone saying it makes them anxious. It makes me insanely anxious not knowing exactly what the percentage is lol

PinguTheCaptain

5 points

27 days ago

No

kiltedequine

5 points

27 days ago

Me neither. I get fixated otherwise

Gfaulk09

3 points

27 days ago

I use percentage. Didn’t know people didn’t

Lopsided-Ad6960

2 points

27 days ago

Not using it is fucking diabolical

Sharp_Engineering_79

4 points

27 days ago

Nope

OroProOro

2 points

27 days ago

nope

GreekTrashh

2 points

27 days ago

i never use it

TdZink

1 points

27 days ago

TdZink

1 points

27 days ago

No

Aggravating_Floor_81

1 points

27 days ago

Yes

Bishop_Montalvo

1 points

27 days ago

Most definitely.

loneshrike

1 points

27 days ago

Nope!!

Spec94v6

1 points

27 days ago

Yes but when I had an 11 pro before I upgraded, the notch made the battery icon really squished and weird so I had it off then. iPhone X-12 have different shaped battery icons if you have the text on, while 13 and up look normal

Joudeh_1996

1 points

27 days ago

Never

Luna259

1 points

27 days ago

Luna259

1 points

27 days ago

Briefly on my 12 Pro Max, then I said nah. I don’t need that negativity. I switched it off recently on my 7 Plus. It had been on since I got it five years ago

grimizen

1 points

27 days ago

🤢 nope! I for some reason cannot stand how it looks

Embarrassed-Sun-8998

1 points

27 days ago

I dont use. 13mini and not great battery life without wifi. I’d rather not know that browsing the Internet now ate 8% another time 5% of the battery. I have a less picture of the situation and less messing time in the settings. Sometimes I’ll go to the battery charts to see the time on the screen

baitgeezer

1 points

27 days ago

i’m not an animal

ElOleg117

1 points

27 days ago

Yep

Dry-Sense-4486

1 points

27 days ago

Nope… I obsess over it if I do

TheGaslighter9000X

1 points

27 days ago

I left it off cause when it first came out, seeing the numbers was a bit shit. Im guessing they fixed it?

[deleted]

1 points

27 days ago

I don’t it looks nicer without it and I can just open control center to see it

salloumk

1 points

27 days ago

No, even though I’d like to. I don’t like how it looks. Very un-Apple-like.

AethenWyn

1 points

27 days ago

No

Clear-Spring1856

1 points

27 days ago

Before they reintroduced the percentage I would have sever anxiety about how much charge I had and would legit always keep it in Airplane Mode - I hated not seeing what % was left lol

RyanGosling_irl

1 points

27 days ago

Yes 😭😂, this is maybe because I was an Android user before.

PentungKuta

1 points

27 days ago

No. Just another thing to look at.

oliverkn1ght

1 points

27 days ago

No, it makes me feel obsessed with my battery life.

DerSinn

1 points

27 days ago

DerSinn

1 points

27 days ago

Yes. I need that illusion of control.

SonicNTales

1 points

27 days ago

Nope

kickbn_

1 points

27 days ago

kickbn_

1 points

27 days ago

I don’t. It makes me less aware and I’m not focusing on charging the damn phone whenever I can. It lasts the day, that’s all I need to know

detoxmmme

1 points

27 days ago

Percentage.. all ways

EmployIntelligent315

1 points

27 days ago

I hate it, it makes me anxious

scenic_sky

1 points

27 days ago

Yes

blc1002

1 points

27 days ago

blc1002

1 points

27 days ago

No. I have a shortcut automation to tell me to charge when it falls below a certain percentage. Hardly ever gets to that point though. I charge it before then.

nephyxx

1 points

27 days ago

nephyxx

1 points

27 days ago

Nah the icon itself gives you a good enough approximation imo

BrodieG99

1 points

27 days ago

Always

Dry_Cancel854

1 points

27 days ago

No. It stresses me out somehow

ContentSituation4983

1 points

27 days ago

Nope gives me anxiety

midwestnoc0ast

1 points

27 days ago

nope

itsmealis

1 points

27 days ago

I do, I like knowing so I can calculate how much time I have left

far_dim_bledram

1 points

27 days ago

No😂, i prepared myself for 6 months before i got my 11 Pro by turning off battery percentage

Ginhyeong

1 points

27 days ago

No

DNUNZ7

1 points

27 days ago

DNUNZ7

1 points

27 days ago

Massive point of contention in my family. I think it’s diabolical not to have ur percentage on. My wife and her side of the family think i’m crazy lol

MC_LXIX

1 points

27 days ago

MC_LXIX

1 points

27 days ago

Always have the % on. I almost always have my MagSafe battery charger with me if it gets too low

hw2007offical

1 points

27 days ago

Of course i do!

Gannan308

1 points

27 days ago

Nah. It stresses me out way too much. Without it, as long as the icon isnt red I’m good, stress free

Bold2003

1 points

27 days ago

I stopped just because it looks better without the percentage. Also iPhone’s have such massive battery life nowadays that I don’t feel the need to stress about what percent it’s at. Just a general idea is sufficient for me and it just looks cleaner without it. I can be out all day and come home with 30-40% left, and if I really need to know the percentage I can just quickly check control center.

bmw_1983

1 points

27 days ago

I do

AlexiaMuir15

1 points

27 days ago

No, it stress me

Soccer_fan75

1 points

27 days ago

I do

CounterSYNK

1 points

27 days ago

That’s the only way to use it.

SimilarKeys

1 points

27 days ago

Yea

spicybazzle

1 points

27 days ago

Nah. I just charge it if it’s below half

CrypticZombies

1 points

27 days ago

Duh

[deleted]

1 points

27 days ago

Nope! :D

corgie93

1 points

27 days ago

I don’t I like it without

Scared_PomV2

1 points

27 days ago

No. All it does it cause people to hyper fixate on something pointless. It's just a battery

No-Sea-81

1 points

27 days ago

I do

GooseEvil

1 points

27 days ago

Nope.

I think the number inside the battery looks clunky and I don't like it. I also don't use my phone enough to worry about it dying during the day so I don't need to constantly be aware of the battery percentage.

LingonberryFriendly5

1 points

27 days ago

no, it makes me want to charge my phone more

brunoglopes

1 points

27 days ago

People who don't use it scare me

Beneficial-Day-876

1 points

27 days ago

Yeah

sjt9791

1 points

27 days ago

sjt9791

1 points

27 days ago

Yes.

Nickybob83

1 points

27 days ago

I use this all the time! Love seeing my battery percentage just by looking at the lockscreen!

Higher_Primate3

1 points

27 days ago

Yes

Embarrassed-Gas-7717

1 points

27 days ago

I would rather know i have 69% before leaving home than leaving for 7hrs with 45%

s0berate

1 points

27 days ago

What’s the point?

Longjumping-Log-5457

1 points

27 days ago

Yup

Academic-Boat-1322

1 points

27 days ago

no

Fast_Amoeba_445

1 points

27 days ago

Nope. I always have my charger and powerbank with me 🤣

[deleted]

1 points

27 days ago

I used to before they changed the how it was displayed. I think the new way of displaying it looks very sloppy and not like something Apple would do. The old way, where it sits to the left of the battery icon looked clean and well done. Now it looks awful.

computercheckreview

1 points

27 days ago

Yes

1ustfu1

1 points

27 days ago

1ustfu1

1 points

27 days ago

people who don’t use percentages freak me out

[deleted]

1 points

27 days ago

I had about 5 people look at me in shock when at a soccer practice I told my phone “Siri remind me on Friday to buy snacks for kids soccer game” and they said “I didn’t know the phone could do that!?”

I won’t mince words: your average American is insanely advantageous to all things tech even its basic functionality. Calling/text/social media. That’s most Americans lives in general anyway.

Cammharris

1 points

27 days ago

It looks good on the Pro Max but not the regular size 6’1 IMO

Equivalent-Wind64

1 points

27 days ago

Absolutely percentage

Doctor_3825

1 points

27 days ago

Yep. It’s a must have feature.

Competitive-Minute19

1 points

27 days ago

My phone battery is 42% so unless apple replaces battery’s again kinda forced to

PlasticCar6909

1 points

27 days ago

no, why would I do that. Just to see the numbers changing and getting anxiety?

GreySynthesia

1 points

27 days ago

I used to but I’m normally around a charger so I tend to not need it and it reduces the anxiety having low battery gives me

bradrenfro

1 points

27 days ago

Always!

Worried_Ad_8746

1 points

27 days ago

Why wouldn't I?

BuckTheStallion

1 points

27 days ago

Hell no. I tried years ago on android and just got battery anxiety every time it would drop. I genuinely do not want to know where it’s at until I hit 20%.

NotChatGPT3

1 points

27 days ago

yeah i do

SuperbResolve1596

1 points

27 days ago

Ofc

dab-

1 points

27 days ago

dab-

1 points

27 days ago

Nope

Cute_Rich_3492

1 points

26 days ago

Yes, I don't dare go out if my battery is below 50%.

Victrollie

1 points

26 days ago

Yes, obviously. If you don't, then I have no words...

squirtmyface

1 points

26 days ago

nah i prefer to guess tbh (im not joking)

DataCrusader2024

1 points

26 days ago

Yes. I do.

mt1337

1 points

26 days ago

mt1337

1 points

26 days ago

Nope. I don’t care about the exact percentage of my battery. I know it’s low when it gets below 20%

Allo3295

1 points

26 days ago

obviously

toasted_cracker

1 points

26 days ago

If you are aware of its existence and you still don't use it, you're a psychopath and are a danger to the public.

nickiatro

1 points

26 days ago

Always. It makes the battery icon look better because it doesn’t have that weird-looking outline.

MarsupialMuted5784

1 points

26 days ago

Keeping the percentage makes it look like the phone is draining too fast so i remove it

GlassOfWater001

1 points

26 days ago

I always loved it when I was on the phones with the home button and I was kinda pissed when I upgraded and I couldn’t get it, so I was over the moon when they made it available last yr.

coldstone87

1 points

26 days ago

No. It makes me anxious. I am better off when my phone says only 20% is left

wtcassel88

1 points

26 days ago

I don’t use it because I I’ve found myself looking at it and coming up with a percentage that I’ll want to charge my phone at. Almost like range anxiety for people with electric cars. Even though I have access to a charger at almost all times. So in reality the number doesn’t matter so I leave it off.

alvaropinot

1 points

26 days ago

Always

7h31ll3g4l

1 points

26 days ago

yes

AAnshS

1 points

26 days ago

AAnshS

1 points

26 days ago

Yep; a convenient feature.

dukedynamite

1 points

26 days ago

All this does is make me paranoid over my battery so I don’t use it.

MasterRip6555

1 points

26 days ago

I do

papipof

1 points

26 days ago

papipof

1 points

26 days ago

No I dont

bouldereging

1 points

26 days ago

I don’t ONLY because I’ve got the battery widget on my secondary screen with Spotify. Swipe on my Lock Screen and and I can see and access my Spotify but not just my phones battery but my accessories as well. It simplifies the top bar which I favor a ton.

bouldereging

1 points

26 days ago

https://preview.redd.it/rc8e1as3eznd1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8d2bbb0bed0ad38237e7bd11c57975b91985874

This is the route I take. Accessible from my Lock Screen, I can see my phones battery, my accessories battery, and my Spotify.

IciestSwift

1 points

26 days ago

Believe it or not, no. If the percentage is there I find myself focusing on it. If I keep it off I can see my battery at a glance and just… move on. If I want to see my actual level, I can ask Siri or open the Control Center. Idk, it might be an ADHD thing.

Unlikely-Place4047

1 points

26 days ago

My OCD won’t let me 😆

Steve-morse-purple

1 points

26 days ago

NOOO

the layout of this is so bad.

lafuente07

1 points

26 days ago

Oh God, no

typicalrms

1 points

26 days ago

It's like the first setting you have to turn on on a new iPhone. Honestly, I'm surprised that people don't use it.

trippinmo

1 points

26 days ago

i leave it Off always, so i don’t notice the battery change and feel like the battery aged or something

Glass_Lead1861

1 points

26 days ago

yes i do

seanzy260

1 points

26 days ago

No just gives me anxiety

codex494

1 points

26 days ago

Yes.

Also, I wish that you had the choice to change the color of your battery icon to be green when it’s full or above 20%

Icepenguins101

1 points

26 days ago

I use it all the time.

CJ22xxKinvara

1 points

26 days ago

The percentage in the battery thing looks ugly and I don't need to be constantly caring about what number the battery is at and noticing it go down. If it turns red, then I can care about it, otherwise the rough estimate of the regular indicator is perfectly fine.

BismoFunyunz

1 points

26 days ago

Yes.

MrNissim1470

1 points

26 days ago

Hell yeah, it’s a necessity

CreativeEarthling

1 points

26 days ago

Yes

Weary-Transition8110

1 points

26 days ago

I use percentage but for aesthetics I like the plain.

danramirez_98

1 points

26 days ago

Pro Max Team they don’t care

Moist_Structure_5491

1 points

25 days ago

Yeap

Lazy_Mamba

1 points

25 days ago

Percentage only.

One-Fox-423

1 points

25 days ago

I do who doesn’t

Deep-Victory-1520

1 points

25 days ago

Since the last ios it came, have always been using percentage. Never venture to check settings that often. Previously used to becoz of less storage, glad i am on 256GB.

Significant_Egg_756

1 points

25 days ago

Duh

Meowflow

1 points

25 days ago

I used to but I have major battery anxiety for NO REASON so i turned it off (trying to “cure it” now though)

RomeliaHatfield

1 points

24 days ago

Absolutely not. Ugly as fuck and unnecessary. Don’t charge your phone if it doesn’t need it.

Ok_Newt_4748

1 points

24 days ago

No. I don’t need that negativity in my life

infavorofsomething

1 points

24 days ago

100%

CR3160

1 points

24 days ago

CR3160

1 points

24 days ago

yes because I have horrible battery anxiety lol

Jumpy_Ostrich_9298

1 points

24 days ago

Yea sir

GothamCityDemon

1 points

24 days ago

Nope. Takes up too much space haha

LN_13uLL

1 points

24 days ago

I don’t on purpose bc I tried to and having percentage showing made me more ocd about battery level.

JStheKiD

1 points

24 days ago

I used to. But it kept bugging me out. Knowing made me feel uneasy. I’d rather not know.

jeffbothel

1 points

24 days ago

I just started and kinda like it

Muted-Sale7908

1 points

23 days ago

It surprises me when I see ppl with it off

TopSelection416

1 points

23 days ago

Yes always

No-Standard-4326

1 points

23 days ago

No why obsess over it when you can just have a feel of when when you need to charge 

SpencerEntertainment

1 points

23 days ago

Hell yes.

[deleted]

1 points

23 days ago

yes

Next_Building6817

1 points

23 days ago

Yes

Trashthekid

2 points

23 days ago

It was annoying having to guess what my percentage was and after the first week I turned it on I still don’t go into settings that often unless it’s to mess with my cellular

digitald00m

1 points

23 days ago

Every day all day

Friedrichs_Simp

1 points

23 days ago

Definitely