You must have dealt with devices quickly running out of battery. Else, some batteries drain even if the device is not being used. How will you know what is going on with the battery of your device? Well, here’s when the battery cycle comes handy!
If you’re interested to know the performance and health of the
battery of your device, you can do the same by checking the battery cycle.
Learning about the same is vital to figure out the condition of the battery.
In case you’re not aware of the term ‘Battery Cycle Count,’ it
is a measure of the times your battery is completely charged and consumed. For
instance, you charge the battery of your device from 0 to 100 percent, and then
drain the same; it is numbered as one battery cycle.
Are you interested to know more about the same? Below is a guide
on keeping a battery cycle count to know about the battery health.
How to Check
iPhone Battery’s Cycle?
Checking the battery cycle on your iPhone is not as easy as it
may sound. You need to go through some files before viewing the same. Thus, the
steps to check the iPhone battery’s cycle are:
- Go to the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone.
- Locate the ‘Privacy’ tab and click on the same.
- Select ‘Analytics & Improvements’ under the Privacy tab.
- Click on the ‘Analytics Data’ option in the next window.
- A list of files will appear in alphabetical order. Locate the
‘Log Aggregated’ file and open the same.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to open the last
log-aggregated file to view recent data.
- Select the complete date present on the next page by
long-pressing the same. Select ‘Copy’ from the pop-up menu.
- Next, go to the ‘Notes’ app on your iPhone.
- Long-press on a new note, and select ‘Paste’ from the menu that
appears on the screen.
- Once you’ve pasted the data in a new note, click on the ‘Share’
icon.
- Select ‘Find in Note’ from the menu.
- Enter ‘batterycyclecount’ in the search bar present on the top
of the keypad.
- Look for the number present below the highlighted text on your
screen. That number is your battery’s cycle count.
Though checking the battery’s cycle count involves a lot of
steps, it makes you aware of the battery health.
Also, it is important to note that the log data might not appear
on your iPhone. The reason behind the same is that your ‘Data Analytics’
feature might be disabled. Enable the same, and the log data will appear.
Battery’s cycle count also helps in troubleshooting battery
issues. Thus, it is a convenient method to decide if you need to replace your
device or not.
David Root is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the
people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber
security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He
writes for Office security products at Office.com/setup.
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