Is is possible to get battery % next or in the battery icon in the top bar?

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Was just wondering if this was possible? I hate having a widget for something so simple as telling the battery %

Thanks

You can download Battery Indicator in the market. I personally don't enjoy how it looks exactly, but it does what it needs to do - and it isn't that distracting. I think you should check it out ~.~

i wish it was a % rather than that horrible pic of a battery u cant tell at all

Hi,

Firstly, if you don't have root, there's bugger all you can do aside from install separate apps/widgets etc.

Secondly,
Fyi, the battery 'meter' in the notifications is simply 7 static png icons representing the nearest battery value to:
0%
10%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%

so you'll never (with the current framework) get the pure 'countdown' type battery meter you're after 100, 99, 98 etc... if that's what you're looking for.

However I did make a really basic Metamorph theme pack (attached) that adds a little number to the icons as well as makes the different batterly lvl's slightly more distinguishable. Plain and simple, should work on any rooted, non-themed rom.
(I need to find a better font to use with the hdpi devices but for the meantime this should do the trick.)

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
rav

Try battery monitor on the market the most practical and efficient one there is imho

black or white options for black bars

I have the batterytime lite widget installed from the market. It does put a battery on the homescreen but also gives you the percentage right under it. What I do like about it is when you click the icon it'll display how much battery time you have left for talk time / idle time / Web / Video playback / audio playback. Can't have a percentage on the status bar, but this would do the trick.

"Battery Indicator" from the market shows percentage on status bar.

but dont these apps/widgets that "show battery status" kinda drain the battery too? kind of self defeating if thats so...

Originally Posted by htcmagic

"Battery Indicator" from the market shows percentage on status bar.

Everyone knows that, thanks. If the OP wanted a persistant status bar notification application they would have asked.

The OP asked about default battery icon in the notification area and whether it can be changed to include a %. The only two ways to do so are by themeing or re-doing the framework.

cheers.

Works as advertised; thanks