How to Add Apple Watch Battery Widget to iPhone Lock and Home Screen

Picture this: your Apple Watch is charging or is nearby, and you are doing something on your iPhone. Now, a thought to check the battery of your Apple Watch comes to your mind. For that, you will need to get up and manually check the watch to see its battery level. What if you could check the Apple Watch battery percentage on your iPhone? Yes, you can do this by adding abattery widgeton the iPhone’s lock or home screen. Let’s learn how to do so.

To check the Apple Watch battery on your iPhone’s lock screen, use these steps to add the battery widget to the lock screen.

Short Version

Step-by-Step Instructions

1.Long press on your lock screen and press theCustomizebutton followed by theLock Screenoption.

2.Press the highlighted widget section where you want to add the battery widget.The Add Widgets screen will show up. Scroll down and tap onBatteries.

3.Tap on the preferred widget style to add to the lock screen. Then, tap again on the added battery widget.

4.Turn off the toggle next toAutomaticand tap onDevices

Select your Apple Watch from the list. This is an important step, otherwise, the battery percentage of Apple Watch will not necessarily show on the iPhone widget. So verify to select Apple Watch. Then, tap on the Cross (X) icon.

6.Finally, tap onDoneto save the changes.

Pro Tip:If you have already added the battery widget to the lock screen, then double-tap on the widget to get the Automatic option that you need to turn off.

To show Apple Watch’s battery level on your iPhone’s home screen, follow these steps:

1.On your iPhone’s home screen, long press on any empty space until the icons start shaking.

2.Tap on theAdd (+)icon at the top to open the Widgets window. Scroll down and tap onBatteries.

The available widget styles will show up. Tap on theAdd Widgetbutton under the battery widget style that you want to use to see the Apple Watch battery. The widget will be taken to your home screen. Press and drag it to place anywhere on the home screen. Finally, tap on any empty space on the home screen to place the widget.

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Bonus Tip 1: How to Show Multiple Devices Battery Percentage on iPhone Lock Screen

The home screen battery widget can display the battery level of multiple Apple devices at the same time. However, the same isn’t possible on the lock screen due to less real estate. But that doesn’t mean you cannot show the battery percentage of multiple devices on the iPhone’s lock screen.

A simple solution for this problem is to add multiple battery widgets on the lock screen and select a separate device in each widget as shown in the above method. That is you need to disable the Automatic toggle for each battery widget and select the preferred device for each widget.

Tip: Check out other useful tips tocustomize the iPhone’s lock screen.

Bonus Tip 2: How to Check iPhone Battery on Apple Watch

If you want to check the iPhone’s battery level on your Apple Watch, that is also possible as shown below:

1.Install and open theJuice Watch appon your iPhone. Make sure the same gets installed on your Apple Watch too.

Now, long press on your current watch face and tap onEdit. Go to theComplicationsscreen and tap on the complication where you want to see the battery level of your iPhone.

3.SelectJuice Watchfrom the list and tap onBattery Levels.

Go to the home screen of your watch and your iPhone’s battery percentage should show up in the complications. If that doesn’t happen, tap on the battery complication to refresh it.

Tip: Know how touse complicationson Apple Watch.

Can you see the iPad’s battery on the iPhone using the battery widget?

Sadly, no. The native battery widget shows the battery of Bluetooth-paired devices only. That includes Apple Watch, AirPods, and Apple Pencil. If you would like to check the iPad’s battery on an iPhone (or even a Macbook) or vice versa, you need to use third-party apps. Check ourdetailed guidefor the same.

How do I check Apple Watch battery health?

Go to Apple Watch Settings > Battery > Battery health to find the battery health of your watch.

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Mehvish Mushtaqis a tech lover from Kashmir. With a degree in computer engineering, she’s always been happy to help anyone who finds technology challenging. She’s been writing about technology for over six years, and her favorite topics include how-to guides, explainers, tips and tricks for Android, iOS/iPadOS, Windows, social media, and web apps. you’re able to also find her work onMake Tech Easier,Guiding Tech, andNerds Chalk

How to Add Apple Watch Battery Widget to iPhone Lock and Home Screen