[GUIDE] How To Show Battery Percentage in Notification Bar

[vikeor]

Maybe this is obvious for some, for others, maybe not.

Just another option for a different battery notification.

1. It lives in something called the System UI Tuner

2. To turn on System UI Tuner, you'll have to enable the developer options on your Android 6.0 Marshmallow device. To do this, head into Settings, 'About Phone'. At the bottom of the list you'll see the "build number" for your device software. Tap on this repeatedly and it will unlock the developer options that will be added to the settings menu.

3. Enable System UI Tuner. Swipe down the Quick Settings panel and you'll see the settings gear icon at the top of the display. Press and hold this.

It appears at the bottom of the settings menu.

4. Open up this menu and you'll find a range of options. Toggle "show embedded battery percentage" and you'll get the battery figure added to the icon, so you can always glance at it.

That's it!

You have to keep System UI Tuner enabled in order for the % to show.

 

[avetny]

Pull down quick notification panel
Press battery icon
On a upper right you will see 3 icons:
Refresh/battery/settings dot's

Press battery icon.
You have 4 choices of battery style.


No need to activate system UI menu.

 

[2x4]

Maybe this is obvious for some, for others, maybe not.

Just another option for a different battery notification.

1. It lives in something called the System UI Tuner

2. To turn on System UI Tuner, you'll have to enable the developer options on your Android 6.0 Marshmallow device. To do this, head into Settings, 'About Phone'. At the bottom of the list you'll see the "build number" for your device software. Tap on this repeatedly and it will unlock the developer options that will be added to the settings menu.

3. Enable System UI Tuner. Swipe down the Quick Settings panel and you'll see the settings gear icon at the top of the display. Press and hold this.

It appears at the bottom of the settings menu.

4. Open up this menu and you'll find a range of options. Toggle "show embedded battery percentage" and you'll get the battery figure added to the icon, so you can always glance at it.

That's it!

You have to keep System UI Tuner enabled in order for the % to show.

This is wrong. On the OnePlus 3 it is inside the battery page on the top right.

 

[danyvw]

Pull down quick notification panel
Press battery icon
On a upper right you will see 3 icons:
Refresh/battery/settings dot's

Press battery icon.
You have 4 choices of battery style.


No need to activate system UI menu.

^^^^^ What he said.

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[avetny]

This is Android. We have many ways how to get in to the battery settings menu...any way, when u there...... *Check the screenshots

 

[Xeleth]

Pull down quick notification panel
Press battery icon
On a upper right you will see 3 icons:
Refresh/battery/settings dot's
Press battery icon.
You have 4 choices of battery style.

No need to activate system UI menu.

Let's not confuse two very similar but distinct toggles: These 4 icon options you mentioned do not display a percentage value inside them by default.
From what I can see, the procedure OP described is indeed something that cannot be done through the normal battery settings (Settings -> Battery).

 

[vikeor]

These 4 icon options everyone keeps mentioning do not display a percentage value inside them by default. From what I can see, the procedure OP described is indeed something that cannot be done through normal battery settings.

Exactly. The Android way give you a battery icon with the percentage inside. Just another option for users

 

[Xeleth]

This is Android. We have many ways how to get in to the battery settings menu...any way, when u there...... *Check the screenshots

Thank you for finding this by the way. I was originally a bit disappointed when the battery circle option didn't have a percentage display.
It seems like System UI Tuner is a stock feature in Android 6.0, something I had definitely never heard about, good job. :good:

 

[HIshan Pavidu]

This is Android. We have many ways how to get in to the battery settings menu...any way, when u there...... *Check the screenshots

He talk about like this

Sent from my ONEPLUS3

 

[hunter29m]

Thank you

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[vikeor]

Thank you for finding this by the way. I was originally a bit disappointed when the battery circle option didn't have a percentage display.
It seems like System UI Tuner is a stock feature in Android 6.0, something I had definitely never heard about, good job. :good:

The magic of Android

 

[playya]

Thank you for finding this by the way. I was originally a bit disappointed when the battery circle option didn't have a percentage display.
It seems like System UI Tuner is a stock feature in Android 6.0, something I had definitely never heard about, good job. :good:

I concur with the above statement as I was also a bit disappointed about no percentage inside the circle. I also missed hearing about this feature as well. So I think a few of you who thanked the guys trying to say that OP was wrong need to thank the OP and remove your thanks from a quote that obviously was done without fully understanding OP's @vikeor point.... LOL :good:

 

[Angadadlakha]

Thanks! I hated having just the battery percentage on my notification area. I was also disappointed that embedded %age in circle option wasn't there. That used to be my go to battery view. Now i have it back. Thanks to you.

 

[Le_Zouave]

I activated system ui tuner but I deactivated it (upper right) and now even with the long press on the icon, it don't appear, just open the setting and go directly at the bottom but without system ui tuner.
It's not that I want it, I just wonder why I can't make it appear anymore (but I won't activate it in the end).

 

[Pimpataria]

Not working for me. Is it because I have the Freedom OS?

 

[HIshan Pavidu]

Not working for me. Is it because I have the Freedom OS?

Its working any stock based rom

Sent from my ONEPLUS3

 

[Pimpataria]

Its working any stock based rom

Sent from my ONEPLUS3

Ah I had to disable developer options, reboot, re-enable it and then it worked for me.

 

[ipmanwck]

Can't believe I missed this. Doh. Thanks op.

 

[sandeeppathak007]

I can't find d system ui tuner in developer options , could someone please post a step by step guide with pictures

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[.xaos.]

I can't find d system ui tuner in developer options , could someone please post a step by step guide with pictures

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Enable developer options
Pull down status bar. in quick settings there is settings icon in top right. press and hold it for few seconds after releasing it you will see a toast notification that system ui tuner is been added in settings.