connect iPhone to MBA to use Coconut battery

[Lakris]

I wanted to see how good my battery health is on my iPhone 15pro so I installed the coconut battery app on my MBA m3 and connected my iPhone through the charging port on my MBA. But I still can't see the battery stats on the coconut battery app. What is it that I'm missing? I thought you could use the coconut battery app with the phone that way?

 

[maerz001]

Yes it should work that way. Just unlock your iphone

 

[winxmac]

A screenshot of what you are seeing would help...

 

[now i see it]

Poke around on the coconut app interface. The battery stats are there but not super obvious

 

[HDFan]

Does your iPhone show in Finder? Won't work if it isn't there.

 

[HuNay]

Did you trust it in Finder?

 

[BotchQue]

I saw this thing mentioned on Gilligan's Island decades ago; didn't realize it was an app...

 

[Lakris]

I can't find the iPhone in Finder, where should I spot it? There is a sound when I connect the phone, but I have no idea where it is located.
When I open the coconut battery-app it won't do anything other than the spinning circle...

 

[HuNay]

I can't find the iPhone in Finder, where should I spot it?

It should show up in the sidebar under “Locations”

 

[Lakris]

Thanks for all the help, I finally found the problem, it was the cable all along.
Is it weird that coconut battery thinks battery health is 100% but the phone itself says it's (only) 99%? Not that its important but...