Apple Carplay in F56! Battery status?

[martinot]

In our Mini I cannot see the battery status of my iPhone (air) in the Mini screen with Apple Carplay. Very irritating to not see the phones SoC, and if its charging or not.

I can see that other iPhones can show it in other cars screens with Apple Carplay:

Is this a limitation in the F56 Carplay implementation, or is it a setting in the Mini or in the iPhone that I have missed?

How does the Carplay screen look for others here in your F56 Minis (please post example)?

 

[CFBrand3rd]

On both my 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV and my 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S the battery charge indicator seems to come and go at will. The VW has wireless CarPlay, the Honda wired but I mostly use a third party wireless adapter. Makes no difference; it’s there sometimes and others it’s not. ‍

 

[Puppethead]

That's the CarPlay display, right? So it should show up. Do you have the latest iOS 26.5.1 update installed? It specifically fixes a charging issue for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.

 

[inferno10]

I think that blue icon below the calendar icon is causing the phone battery indicator to disappear. The blue icon seems to be Siri voice control; try turning that off in Settings to see if the battery icon returns.