Keep track of battery usage

Power up your insights into app activity with new tools

Ba ttery life is

always a big concern. Recognizing this, Apple has made the Settings > Battery page more visual to help. Additionally, it has extended the long–term view to ten days, which may help if you find your phone runs low on power on specific days as you can compare your app activity and routine on them.

The data visualization has two parts: The top chart shows battery charge over time, and the bottom one shows activity from apps and services for each period.

Below the new charts is a breakdown of apps’ energy usage, just like past versions.

1 Last charge level

Not sure why the level is low so soon? Check the Last Charge Level row to confirm you didn’t remove your iPhone from its charger earlier than you thought.

2 Charge level over time

If charging is slower than expected, or you see sudden drops at other times, your battery may need service, so tap Battery Health further up the page.

3 Intense activity

In our example’s chart, some bars are lighter blue, indicating activity when the screen was off. It’s usually short in duration and accounted for by background refreshes.

4 See finer detail

The charts are interactive, so tap somewhere on one — an activity peak, say — and the list of apps at the bottom is filtered to help you pinpoint the culprit.