Although our smartphones are becoming more and more efficient, there is a point on which mobile phones are less and less, autonomy. Indeed, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 are equipped with so many sensors, larger and larger screens, more and more powerful processors, that unfortunately the battery is not systematically up to the task. In the event that you want to effectively monitor the battery level on your phone you are going to need the visual cue in your notification bar. We are going to explain to you on this page how to display the battery percentage on your Xiaomi Redmi 5?

To do this, we will first show you how to do it directly from the settings of your Xiaomi Redmi 5, and, in a second step, how to display the battery percentage on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 using an application.

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How do I display the battery percentage on the screen of my Xiaomi Redmi 5?

The use of smartphones involves significant energy consumption. As we explained to you, even if the brands try to increase the performance of the batteries, among other things by using software optimizations or to increase their capacity, they still have difficulty to hold the road. In general, a new Xiaomi Redmi 5 will last 1 to 1 days in average use and will quickly after a few months last less than a day. It is therefore crucial, so as not to end up with a mobile phone without a battery display the battery percentage on the screen of your Xiaomi Redmi 5 in order to properly control the energy of the latter.

We will explain it to you now, you will be happy to learn that it is very easy to implement:

  • Go to the " Settings  »Of your Xiaomi Redmi 5
  • Then in the submenu » Battery  »
  • To finish, all you have to do is activate the function » Percentage of battery  »To see it appear on the top notification bar of your Xiaomi Redmi 5
  • Sometimes it happens that the path to get to this feature varies depending on the Android version installed on your phone, anyway you will need to get into the battery settings to enable this option.

In the event that, even with the activation of this feature, you realize that your battery is draining too quickly, you probably have battery problems. and you want to check the battery status of your Xiaomi Redmi 5, you can look at our article on this subject to find out the cause of the problem.

How to use an application to put the battery percentage on my Xiaomi Redmi 5?

In case you were unable to find the function in your settings, or you want to display the battery percentage on your home screen or another location on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 . You should know that there are applications dedicated to this kind of function. You will therefore be able to know the state of your battery at any time. Use the following methodology to use Big Battery Indicator to display the battery percentage on your phone:

  • Go to the Google Play Store
  • Download and install Big Battery Indicator
  • Open the application
  • Choose the size of the Widget you want to integrate into one or more of your home screens
  • You can even set the font colors and calligraphy of the Widget
  • Finally, in the event that you click on the Widget, you will be able to have the details of the energy consumption of your Xiaomi Redmi 5

If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Xiaomi Redmi 5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmire 5.