iPhone 14 Pro will receive a battery percentage indicator, a unique lock screen; Apple promotes eSIM: report

Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 14 series at an upcoming event on September 7th. There are only a few days left for more details on the company’s upcoming iPhone models – purported to be the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max – have surfaced online. The iPhone 14 Pro will reportedly get special lock screen improvements, while the 14 series will get upgrades in terms of battery capacity. Apple is expected to push eSIM technology in general and may even get rid of the physical SIM this year.

New Apple iPhone 14 Pro Rumors

According to the report MacRumors Citing an unnamed source, this year’s iPhone 14 Pro models will receive a special treatment, not only in terms of the tablet-shaped display notch, but also in terms of the software interface that surrounds it. According to the source, the battery percentage indicator in its original format (a battery percentage value followed by a battery status indicator) will reportedly appear on the right side of the display notch, while the cell signal indicator (along with the carrier name) will be moved to the left. when the device is locked. Current iPhone models, due to the large notch in the display, do not have enough space to show the percentage, and users have to manually swipe down to access the Control Center to check the battery status.

The report also states that iPhone 14 Pro models will have a unique always-on lock screen layout that interacts with the lock screen. In always-on mode, the foreground elements of the lock screen wallpaper will be dimmed, and the background (behind the clock) will be removed or completely dimmed. All widgets that have been selected for the lock screen will also be shown on the always-on display, but they will reportedly appear and disappear at set intervals.

When using an always-on lock screen, all items selected on it must be in sync with the lock screen. The basic visual elements of the always-on lock screen can apparently be customized separately. Notifications will also be visible on the always-on lock screen and will expand from the bottom, similar to the lock screen seen in current beta software. According to the report, Apple will also allow users to enable a notification counter at the bottom of the always-on lock screen.

New Apple iPhone 14 Series Rumors

While we can expect iPhone 14 Pro models to receive special software treatment, there is news for regular iPhone 14 models as well. According to Mark Gurman Turn on fact sheet, the Apple iPhone 14 and 14 Pro models will get larger batteries this year. According to an earlier report 9to5Macwhich provides Baidu postThe iPhone 14 may have a 3279mAh battery, while the 14 Pro may have a 3200mAh battery. Oddly enough, the iPhone 14 Pro Max battery may have a slightly smaller battery than the current model, which is said to have a 4323mAh capacity compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max’s 4352mAh capacity.

Another interesting update from Gurman also sheds light on Apple’s drive to push the SIM-free iPhone, which he says could happen this year or next, but with multiple models. Gurman argues that Apple will give eSIM a bigger push as carriers have already started pushing users to implement eSIM functionality instead of a physical SIM card, which in theory should also free up space inside a smartphone, making room for larger batteries or new smartphone technologies.