How to Check iPhone Battery Charge Cycles

Aug. 12, 2020

Whether you have noticed anunexpected battery draining issue on your iPhoneand can’t figure out what’s ailing the device or you are curious to know if the battery is still good enough to deliver peak performance, checking iPhone battery’s cycles can dispel the doubts. Just like anything else, iPhone’s battery ages with time. And when it becomes too weak to take on tasks with the same efficiency, you may notice significant slow down in speed and a drastic reduction in battery life. In some cases, the worn-out battery may even cause the iPhone to shut down randomly. Thankfully, you can check the battery cycle count of your iPhone to find out if the battery is ready for replacement.

How to Check Battery Cycle Count of Your iPhone

Wondering what is a battery cycle? Well, a cycle count means draining all of your battery’s power and then fully recharging it.

What if you plug your iPhone for charging even before it still has plenty of battery left, will it still be called one cycle? Nope!

Supposing you have charged your iPhone to 100% and then depleted the 70% battery before plugging the device again for charging. Now, your next cycle count will begin only after you have drained the remaining 30% battery.

As per Apple, iPhone batteries can retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles in a normal use case. Bear in mind, the actual scenario may differ based on the tasks your iPhone is handling.

When the number goes below 80%, that’s when the problem begins. And things like longer app launches, lower frames, and thesluggish performancetend to become a norm. That’s a clear indicator of a worn-out battery, which needs a replacement.

1. Launch theSettings appon your iPhone and choose tap onPrivacy.

2. Next, scroll down and selectAnalytics & Improvements.

3. Next up, closeAnalytics Data.

4. Up next, you should see a list of several files in alphabetical order. Scroll down to find the one named“log-aggregated” filesand tap on it. Be sure to select the most recent log.

5. After that, long press on the screen to access the iOS selection tool. Now, select all the text of this file. To do it, simply drag the tiny handle all the way to the bottom to select the entire text and then chooseCopy.

6. Now,launch Notes appon your device and then head over to the note where you want to save the file. After that, long-press on the screen and choosePaste.

7. Next, tap on theshare/menu buttonto bring up the Share sheet. Then, choose theFind in Note(aka Control/Command+F which we use on a computer).

8. Next up,enter batterycyclecountin the search bar. Make sure not to give any space.

Voila! Check out the battery cycle count of your iPhone that appearsbelow the highlighted text.

Note:The “log-aggregated” files might not appear if you haven’t enabled iPhone data analytics feature on your iOS device.

As you can see in the screenshot, myiPhone 11has completed 110 battery cycles which is decent, considering how extensively I use it totake on gamesand apps that require plenty of horsepowers.

So, that’s the way, you can figure out the total battery cycle count of your iPhone. Considering how important this feature is in terms oftracking the battery health, Apple must offer a quick way to track the cycle count without having to take the roundabout way.

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