Android battery meter android#
The notch interrupts the bar, but only in the middle of the percent range where I'm neither going to plug in or unplug the charger (for optimal battery life).īattery Meter Overlay shows a numeric battery percentage, and I got the paid version so I could enlarge I am so glad to have helped!Īt any rate, the System UI Tuner is always a crapshoot, because of inconsistancies in its functions across manufacturers, makes, models, and OS systems.īut it is always cool to see hidden settings and adjustments.Īs my Android experience is currently limited to 8.1.0 and below, I was not aware of the adfitional requirements needed to unlock the System UI Tuner, so I learned something new today. I settled on two, both of which work on Android 10 and both of which I paid $2 for.Įnergy Bar - Curved Edition has more battery-indicator functionality than Super Status Bar, and I got the paid version so the whole status bar could be the indicator (the backlight of it can be set to colors for ranges of battery charge). Then I found a number of options to try at I looked at the Super Status Bar app, and noticed it featured a battery-indicator-bar in the status bar (along with a lot of other status bar functionality that didn't interest me).
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So I researched various ways to edit the status bar (which didn't pay off, but it led me to something I love far more than the battery-indicator-circle on Google's Clock app which Google broke with it's own OS upgrade Android 10). Though improving the status bar icon was only going to give me something liveable (whereas I really needed a battery-indicator I can see across the room since I mostly use my cell at home), I was committed to try. Puppykickr paved the way for me to be happier with my battery-indicator than ever before! Some devices even have a dark mode adjustment hidden in there.Īctually, that is how I found out about it, when looking for a device wide (global) dark theme when I got a new device a couple years ago. There might be even some neat tbings in there for you to check out. I hate to keep using words like 'might' and 'maybe', but this is a portion of Android that varies so greatly between devices that it is insane.Īt any rate, you can leave the System UI Tuner in the 'on' position, it won't hurt anything. One of these options might be to always show the battery level as a numeric percent. Here you might find options for what you want to appear on the status bar (the line of symbols and other info at the top of your screen). Tap that, and tick the switch to turn it on.
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Toward the bottom of the System options there should be a new one, called System UI Tuner. Now go back to the homescreen, and open your app drawer to find Settings. Press and hold it for 10 seconds, or until it animates (spins).Ī toast message will pop up stating that you have unlocked the System UI Tuner. There will appear somewhere a Settings pinwheel. Swipe down from the top of the screen to bring down the Quick Settings Menu. I can't say for sure if this will help you, because devices vary so greatly.