{"id":44645,"date":"2022-08-14T01:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T01:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top-stories-new-battery-percentage-icon-in-ios-16-usb-c-airpods-rumor-and-more\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T01:01:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T01:01:47","slug":"top-stories-new-battery-percentage-icon-in-ios-16-usb-c-airpods-rumor-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top-stories-new-battery-percentage-icon-in-ios-16-usb-c-airpods-rumor-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: New Battery Percentage Icon in iOS 16, USB-C AirPods Rumor, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week brought some shocking news for iOS 16 beta testers, with Apple bringing back the iPhone battery percentage to the status bar after a number of years.<\/p>\n


Other news and rumors this week included word that Apple has started recording portions of its media event planned for next month to introduce the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8, claims about iPhone 14 Pro pricing and Apple’s plans for switching AirPods over to USB-C charging, and more, so read on for all the details on these stories and more!<\/p>\n

iOS 16 Beta 5 Adds Battery Percentage to iPhone Status Bar<\/h2>\n

Five years after Apple introduced the iPhone X with a notch, and relegated the battery percentage indicator to Control Center, Apple has finally added the battery percentage back to the iPhone’s status bar in the fifth developer beta of iOS 16 released earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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Check out our list of everything new in iOS 16 beta 5 for other new features and changes in the beta. Apple also released new betas for iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16.<\/p>\n

Apple Reportedly Preparing Pre-Recorded iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 Event<\/h2>\n

It appears that Apple’s annual iPhone event won’t be a fully in-person event again this year, as Bloomberg<\/em>‘s Mark Gurman claimed this week that Apple has started to produce a pre-recorded video for the event. It’s possible that Apple will still invite media to the event for in-person hands-on demos with new products.<\/p>\n

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iPhone 14 Pro Models Rumored to Be More Expensive<\/h2>\n

Apple plans to increase the prices of iPhone 14 Pro models compared to iPhone 13 Pro models, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.<\/p>\n

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Two New Connectors Rumored for Next-Generation iPad Pro<\/h2>\n

The next-generation iPad Pro will feature the same design as the current model, but with two new four-pin connectors on the top and bottom, according to a report from Japanese website Mac Otakara<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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USB-C AirPods Expected to Launch in 2023<\/h2>\n

Apple plans to switch to USB-C charging cases for all AirPods models in 2023, but the second-generation AirPods Pro launching later this year may still have a Lightning charging case, according to a recent tweet from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.<\/p>\n

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‘It’s Time for Apple to Fix Texting’ Says New Android Website<\/h2>\n

Google’s Android team has launched a new “Get the Message” website that again calls on Apple to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS) alongside iMessage in the Messages app on iPhone.<\/p>\n

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MacRumors Newsletter<\/h3>\n

Each week, we publish an email newsletter like this highlighting the top Apple stories, making it a great way to get a bite-sized recap of the week hitting all of the major topics we’ve covered and tying together related stories for a big- picture view.<\/p>\n

So if you want to have top stories like the above recap delivered to your email inbox each week, subscribe to our newsletter<\/b>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This week brought some shocking news for iOS 16 beta testers, with Apple bringing back the iPhone battery percentage to the status bar after a number of years. Other news and rumors this week included word that Apple has started recording portions of its media event planned for next month to introduce the iPhone 14 …<\/p>\n

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