Share one Analytics file, get a full battery readout: cycle count, real capacity in mAh, temperature and health. Battery Report pulls the numbers iOS records but doesn’t show in Settings, and presents them on one screen.
What it does
Settings > Battery > Battery Health gives you a single percentage and, on newer models, a cycle count. iOS logs a lot more than that in its Analytics files, and this shortcut reads those logs for you. Each report shows:
- Your iPhone model, storage and iOS version
- Whether the battery is genuine
- The design capacity in mAh, meaning what the battery held when new
- The current nominal capacity in mAh, meaning what it holds now
- Charge cycles and battery temperature
- Battery health as a percentage
Comparing design capacity with nominal capacity is the useful bit. A battery rated at 3,200 mAh that now holds 2,600 mAh has lost around a fifth of its capacity, and seeing the raw numbers makes that clearer than a rounded percentage.
According to the author, it doesn’t collect any data. Version 6.1 improved compatibility with iOS 26 and iOS 27, sped up processing of large Analytics files, and got better at handling missing or duplicated battery data.
Installing it
- Turn on analytics sharing: go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements and enable Share iPhone Analytics.
- Wait up to 24 hours. iOS needs that long to write its first Analytics file.
- Make sure iCloud Drive is on, since the shortcut stores its configuration files there.
Putting it to work
Open Battery Report and it takes you to the Analytics data. Pick the most recent file, named like Analytics-year-mm-dd-time.ips, tap Share and send it to Battery Report. Accept the permission prompts and the report appears.
Each new Analytics file reflects your battery at that moment, so run it again every month or two if you’re tracking wear. The shortcut keeps a history, which makes the slow decline easier to see.
Use cases
- Check a used iPhone before buying it, including whether the battery is genuine.
- Decide whether a battery replacement is worth paying for yet.
- Spot an unusually high temperature reading after charging overnight.
- Compare cycle counts across family phones.
Limits
Everything depends on the Analytics file. Without analytics sharing switched on there’s nothing to read, and a fresh enable means waiting a day. It also relies on iCloud Drive for its settings.
Common questions
Why can’t it just read the battery directly?
iOS doesn’t give shortcuts that access. Those detailed numbers only live in the Analytics logs, which is why you share a file to it.
Is turning on Share iPhone Analytics a privacy risk?
That setting sends diagnostic data to Apple. Turn it off again after you’ve got the file you need if you’d rather not keep sharing.
My file list is empty. What now?
Give it the full 24 hours after enabling analytics, then look again.
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