How to set or activate the battery percentage in the status bar of your Android mobile

Would you like to know the exact battery level of your mobile at all times just by looking at the status bar? Well, today we will explain to you how to set or activate the battery percentage in the status bar of your Android mobile. 

Nobody likes to run out of battery in their cellphone, and if you don't have a charger, that's no fun at all. In addition, many modern phones have apps that consume your smartphone's charge very quickly and that's why we always want save the battery of our android mobile.

So, to track the battery level, it is very useful to have the battery percentage indicator on the mobile screen. Many applications allow you to activate this indicator. But did you know you can do it from settings without installing any apps ? C'est très facile!

Activate the battery percentage in the status bar via settings

Depending on the version of Android and the model of your mobile, you can get the function to activate or put the battery percentage in the status bar in the settings menu. And it can be very useful, because with it we can know the charging time of a cell phone battery .

Normally you can get this option if you go to "Settings" or "Settings", among the options select "Battery . There you can get different functions to manage the energy of your mobile. And you can enable the option to show the battery percentage in the status bar.

On Samsung mobiles, the steps are a little different. After entering "Settings", go to the "Notifications" section. Then go to the "Status bar" options and press "Show battery percentage". This will show the percentage of battery remaining in the status bar.

If the above options are not part of your mobile settings, don't worry. Go to "Settings" and at the top of the screen and in the search box type "percentage".

Among the results will appear "Battery percentage", press the result and you will automatically go to the corresponding menu where you can activate the option. When you have followed these steps, you will even be able to calibrate the battery of any Android mobile by being able to see the charge of the smartphone.

Put the battery percentage in the status bar through the tuner of the system user interface

Every operating system has its secret menus that cannot be found with the naked eye, and Android is no exception. Since version 6.0 (Marshmallow), a secret menu is included with which you can change the interface of your mobile .

Thanks to it, you can activate features and functions on your mobile that are not provided by default. However, some manufacturers of Android phone brands do not allow access to it.

To access this secret menu, open the notification bar and hold down the gear icon for several seconds. A notification will appear on the screen confirming that you have activated the tuner or system user interface configurator.

Then go to "Settings" or "Settings", go down the menu and you will see the option with the icon of a wrench "System UI Tuner" , in some mobiles it will not appear in the main menu but in “System”.

There you can access various functions to add functionality to your mobile interface. Under the battery section, you can enable the option "Always display the percentage" and that's all! You will see the remaining percentage of your mobile's battery on the screen. This way you will know if it is necessary to save battery on Android mobile with an application , in order to get the most out of it.

Show battery percentage on screen using apps

If you can't access the settings already described, don't give up. There are many applications available in the Google Play Store to help you display the percentage of your mobile's battery on the screen.

If you type the search "Battery percentage", you will find applications which will help you to display this information on the screen and even to monitor other functions concerning the efficient use of the energy of your mobile.