Make the battery indicator in the status bar finer-grained [36937296]

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wi...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Dec 20, 2011 03:13PM

Please add the option to change the battery icon (in the notification bar) from a approximate bar meter to percentage indicator with 1% increments. This feature should be built into Android. I was kind of surprised this feature was left out of Ice Cream Sandwich considering all the other user interface tweaks that were made. In order to have a battery percentage indicator, the user must root their device and flash a custom ROM, which for some of us is undesirable. I can't see this being a difficult feature to add, but would be a lot more useful than the current battery indicator, which does not effectively communicate the battery status. I know that you can see the battery percentage by going into settings>battery, but it would be awesome to have this information available without installing a custom ROM or digging into the settings menu.

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ng...@gmail.com <ng...@gmail.com> #2Dec 20, 2011 03:18PM

This issue does not reproduce with dev preview 4.

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #3Dec 20, 2011 05:26PM

Closing this issue as per

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th...@gmail.com <th...@gmail.com> #4Dec 20, 2011 11:12PM

Agree 100% with this! A battery indicator should diaplay on all ics phones!

rd...@gmail.com <rd...@gmail.com> #5Dec 21, 2011 12:47AM

Agree 100% such a simple useful feature that shouldnt be missing!!

jr...@gmail.com <jr...@gmail.com> #6Dec 21, 2011 01:47AM

Agree +1

an...@googlemail.com <an...@googlemail.com> #7Dec 21, 2011 02:14AM

Instead of agreeing just star this, noone wants mail spam, people!

wi...@gmail.com <wi...@gmail.com> #8Dec 21, 2011 03:19PM

Power in numbers people! Spread the word. There's no reason we shouldn't be able to get the number of stars way up on this issue! I'm sure that if we get the number of comments and stars up, Google might actually take some action!!

do...@gmail.com <do...@gmail.com> #9Dec 21, 2011 03:36PM

Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been brought up before. It's so simply, yet so useful. Hop to it Google!

cb...@gmail.com <cb...@gmail.com> #10Dec 21, 2011 05:52PM

Agreed. I may just root simple for this feature, nothing more. Need it now after coming from the OG Droid and Thunderbolt. . .

ji...@gmail.com <ji...@gmail.com> #11Dec 22, 2011 09:32AM

no funciona

ba...@gmail.com <ba...@gmail.com> #12Dec 22, 2011 07:28PM

FYI, I've started using Gauge Battery Widget. You can add the percentage indicator to the notification menu and the top left corner of the screen, opposite the normal battery indicator. I wish the stock one would do what I want, but for many, this may be a workable solution at least.

https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hubalek.android.gaugebattwidget&hl=en

rd...@gmail.com <rd...@gmail.com> #13Dec 22, 2011 08:10PM

This a tacky way to do it. And uses the left corner of status bar. Tacky
and messy.

ad...@gmail.com <ad...@gmail.com> #14Dec 29, 2011 03:10PM

Maybe this has something to do with Apple's patents? ...nowadays you can get a legal patent for almost anything...which sucks bigtime... the folks there at the Patents and Trademarks Office should consider denying patents to common stuff... like, say, percentage indicators?... yet, this feature should have been there from version 0 of Android... big disappointment...

ck...@gmail.com <ck...@gmail.com> #15Jan 24, 2012 01:26PM

Using a smartphone requires one to stay informed about their battery status. Why does Android not include the battery percentage indicator by default?

mi...@gmail.com <mi...@gmail.com> #16Jan 26, 2012 01:16PM

I need battery status because i don´t know when it is low

he...@gmail.com <he...@gmail.com> #17Feb 15, 2012 08:46AM

This should be added asap. The icon is pretty much useless.

vi...@critical-eye.com <vi...@critical-eye.com> #18Feb 26, 2012 09:51AM

Absolutely agree.

ru...@gmail.com <ru...@gmail.com> #19Feb 29, 2012 10:23PM

Agree too, this Feature really needs to be added asap.

po...@gmail.com <po...@gmail.com> #20Feb 29, 2012 10:28PM

Don't write "me too". It's pointless. Star the issue and stop flooding us with useless comments. Thank you very much.

ha...@gmail.com <ha...@gmail.com> #21Mar 6, 2012 05:49AM

FIX IT GOOGLE!!!your guys are GENIUS people and its not a patent problem..how does other OS have it..and google put it in the system part

jm...@gmail.com <jm...@gmail.com> #22Mar 15, 2012 09:20AM

Same!

ri...@gmail.com <ri...@gmail.com> #23Mar 19, 2012 10:53AM

It was what made me root in the first place.

Android is far preferable over iOS, but I miss having the percentage. Get in on this Google. version 4.0 and still no option for it?

(I personally use wallpaper clock or whatever now, but it'd be nice for the option.)

ja...@gmail.com <ja...@gmail.com> #24Apr 5, 2012 09:25AM

Google, please add it. It's a good feature for us.

jo...@gmail.com <jo...@gmail.com> #25Apr 25, 2012 04:15AM

Please do add this. It's silly that it hasn't been already.

ja...@gmail.com <ja...@gmail.com> #26May 9, 2012 08:34PM

Please add this

ae...@gmail.com <ae...@gmail.com> #27May 25, 2012 10:09AM

Surprisingly, it's added in Samsung note

vd...@gmail.com <vd...@gmail.com> #28May 29, 2012 07:19AM

Even on Galaxy Note with separate percentage icon added, the old battery sign is still there. It can be great just to have one icon with battery percentage.

ra...@gmail.com <ra...@gmail.com> #29Jun 3, 2012 06:30AM

Please add this - if it wasn't for the useless stock battery indicator I probably wouldn't bother rooting my phone.

bl...@gmail.com <bl...@gmail.com> #30Jun 29, 2012 12:27PM

Yes this is annoying. You just have to look how many battery percentage widgets exist on Google Play to see that it's a need for a lot.

A good way to indicate it could be like in the CM9 ROM. To be able to choose between the battery icon (like now) or to add the percentage just next to a little "battery bar" in replacement to the normal battery icon

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jb...@android.com <jb...@android.com> Jun 19, 2013 02:55PM

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Issue 36937296

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ng...@gmail.com <ng...@gmail.com> #2Dec 20, 2011 03:18PM

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #3Dec 20, 2011 05:26PM

th...@gmail.com <th...@gmail.com> #4Dec 20, 2011 11:12PM

rd...@gmail.com <rd...@gmail.com> #5Dec 21, 2011 12:47AM

jr...@gmail.com <jr...@gmail.com> #6Dec 21, 2011 01:47AM

an...@googlemail.com <an...@googlemail.com> #7Dec 21, 2011 02:14AM

wi...@gmail.com <wi...@gmail.com> #8Dec 21, 2011 03:19PM

do...@gmail.com <do...@gmail.com> #9Dec 21, 2011 03:36PM

cb...@gmail.com <cb...@gmail.com> #10Dec 21, 2011 05:52PM

ji...@gmail.com <ji...@gmail.com> #11Dec 22, 2011 09:32AM

ba...@gmail.com <ba...@gmail.com> #12Dec 22, 2011 07:28PM

rd...@gmail.com <rd...@gmail.com> #13Dec 22, 2011 08:10PM

ad...@gmail.com <ad...@gmail.com> #14Dec 29, 2011 03:10PM

ck...@gmail.com <ck...@gmail.com> #15Jan 24, 2012 01:26PM

mi...@gmail.com <mi...@gmail.com> #16Jan 26, 2012 01:16PM

he...@gmail.com <he...@gmail.com> #17Feb 15, 2012 08:46AM

vi...@critical-eye.com <vi...@critical-eye.com> #18Feb 26, 2012 09:51AM

ru...@gmail.com <ru...@gmail.com> #19Feb 29, 2012 10:23PM

po...@gmail.com <po...@gmail.com> #20Feb 29, 2012 10:28PM

ha...@gmail.com <ha...@gmail.com> #21Mar 6, 2012 05:49AM

jm...@gmail.com <jm...@gmail.com> #22Mar 15, 2012 09:20AM

ri...@gmail.com <ri...@gmail.com> #23Mar 19, 2012 10:53AM

ja...@gmail.com <ja...@gmail.com> #24Apr 5, 2012 09:25AM

jo...@gmail.com <jo...@gmail.com> #25Apr 25, 2012 04:15AM

ja...@gmail.com <ja...@gmail.com> #26May 9, 2012 08:34PM

ae...@gmail.com <ae...@gmail.com> #27May 25, 2012 10:09AM

vd...@gmail.com <vd...@gmail.com> #28May 29, 2012 07:19AM

ra...@gmail.com <ra...@gmail.com> #29Jun 3, 2012 06:30AM

bl...@gmail.com <bl...@gmail.com> #30Jun 29, 2012 12:27PM

jb...@android.com <jb...@android.com> #31Jun 1, 2013 01:59AM

jb...@android.com <jb...@android.com> #32Jun 1, 2013 02:00AM

jb...@android.com <jb...@android.com> #33Jun 3, 2013 12:43AM

jb...@android.com <jb...@android.com> Jun 19, 2013 02:55PM

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