Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
My phone doesn't have a battery percentage showing in status bar any recommendations? Nexus 6 AT&T
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Battery percentage app.
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GSAM Battery Monitor and Battery Widget Reborn get my votes. Both are very attractive and capable battery monitoring apps - which also allow you to add a notification icon to display the battery percentage.
PattiCakeUS
Android Expert
Are you sure the option isn't available when you go into your battery menu, but just not turned on?
That's not an option on any stock Android / Nexus devices that I know of. It's usually added by manufacturer skins like TouchWiz, Sense, etc.
PattiCakeUS
Android Expert
Ah.... I did not know that!
funkylogik
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I've always used Battery Notifier (pro) 
I use the app "battery in status bar" It seems to work very well and doesn't use much resources.
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
Just seems odd they don't have that in every phone.
PattiCakeUS
Android Expert
Yeah, I actually thought it was just part of Lollipop, since my LG G3 has it. But I used to use GSAM Battery Monitor & it worked well for me.
hiredgun
Android Expert
As long as we are on the subject I want to ask if the battery percentage that Android gives us is the "true" percentage always. The reason I ask is that I have a crappy battery that is always a pain to charge. It can sit for 3 hours and not budge for 55% for example, then I unplug the devise and plug it in somewhere else and it shoots up to charged in five minutes!!! I know the battery is utter crap, but could the percentages that Android is giving me be flawed too?
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
I downloaded the gsam what does the orange line represent in graph its in all of them?
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Check the scale on the right side of the graph - should be temperature I believe.
funkylogik
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I think it just estimates the percentage from the voltage mate
mrgigabyte
Member
This is one of the first apps I paid for 4 years ago and it works great light on memory and not many permissions it is a winnerI've always used Battery Notifier (pro)
funkylogik
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Plus the developer is a responsive, nice guy
jefboyardee
Extreme Android User
When I swap phones, I always install Battery Notifier BT Free first, which just puts the remaining battery percentage in big green numbers at the top of the notif bar. Then I turn off Google's feeble equivalent.
Exactly that. And the calibration can go off, especially with an aging battery.
It's not an android thing: my daughter has an old iPhone and the battery meter can be all over the place. The only reason we didn't see it the same with feature phones was that they just showed a few bars for the battery and that was it.
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
I see that gsam ,battery notifier BT and battery reborn seem to be the most popular?
Battery notifier has a pro version any thoughts?
funkylogik
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I think the pro version just let's you install themes (different colours and fonts for the percentage) from Play Store
jefboyardee
Extreme Android User
Although I certainly don't need it, the one I use does have paid version: Battery Notifier Pro BT.
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
OK I will try "show battery percentage" so far I have been using Gsam and like it wish it had more themes I probably have tried 10 different ones in the past 3 days and so far Gsam is the easiest one to read ...
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
PattiCakeUS
Android Expert
Seems to me that showed up on my LG G3 when I updated to Lollipop, that's why I mentioned it earlier in this thread.
Is that showing up now, without using a battery app?
Is that showing up now, without using a battery app?
Robert7107
Android Enthusiast
Ya I uninstalled my gsam app too make sure. Rebooted phone and it still is there... Only thing is its too small... Off to the side of icon would be better... Oh well go back to gsam