topic Re: Battery Remaining Icon in Galaxy S24

Battery Remaining Icon

vrogers — Sun, 04 May 2025 11:20:22 GMT

The latest update has changed the format of the battery remaining icon. I CANNOT read it anymore How do I give feedback to see if it can be changed back? Is there a way to change it myself?

it used to be just a number on the standard background. Now it is the number encircled with a white background (or black, depending on the site I am on)

The only way I can see my battery remaining is to screenshot my screen and then blow up the image to read the number.

I have the S24 Ultra

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

GaryB82 — Sun, 04 May 2025 11:30:26 GMT

1. Open the Members app click support at the bottom and submit feedback.

2. Sorry but the battery icon can’t be changed it’s suggested to add a battery widget to your Home Screen if you can’t read it.

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

userNaE9dVmvuV — Sun, 04 May 2025 12:46:01 GMT

I can't see it either 😕 It is too small

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ejs0118 — Sun, 04 May 2025 12:58:04 GMT

It's amazing how much a step in the wrong direction this upgrade was

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

Popsicle20 — Sun, 04 May 2025 13:42:26 GMT

Go to Accessibility > Vision enhancements > Magnification (do not confuse this with Magnifier - that's a different feature).

Under Magnification shortcut, select Triple Tap. (You can pick more than one)

Under Magnification type, choose whether you want the whole screen to be magnified or just part of it.

You can now magnify your screen by triple tapping. Turn it off by triple tapping again.

Be aware that if you do activities that require a lot of tapping, like games or typing, the magnification may trigger accidentally and you might want to try one of the volume button shortcuts.

I've been using this feature for years due to my bad eyesight. I hope you find it useful.

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

userZgsBCJZMBV — Sun, 04 May 2025 14:53:29 GMT

I agree. It's not a good permanent change on our phones. I have a hard time seeing that as well. The old style was perfectly fine for me and preferred it to this terrible new one

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

LongHiker — Sun, 04 May 2025 15:43:25 GMT

@vrogers What I did is add a battery widget to the home page. It allows me to easily read the battery percentage.

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

vrogers — Sun, 04 May 2025 20:35:06 GMT

Thank you! I didnt even know that widget was available! Done!

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

Notageek — Fri, 09 May 2025 19:11:10 GMT

I find it difficult to understand how someone in Samsung thought this change was a good idea. I just installed a software update today, and suddenly found that even with my glasses on I cannot read the % charge at a glance. Ergonomically it makes no sense to have the two digits each on a different colour background.

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

Notageek — Mon, 12 May 2025 06:05:07 GMT

For me the bigger problem is having the first digit on a white background but the second digit on a grey background....

Update: I have just realised that if at 100% charge, the icon is white, as the battery level drops the grey shading moves across from the right. So as your battery charge drops, the number become progressively more difficult to read!!! Brilliance from Samsung!

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

Notageek — Mon, 12 May 2025 06:07:10 GMT

I have found several threads on here about this issue. One user on another thread has mentioned using an app called PowerLine. It add a bar across the top or side of your screen that represents the % left on your battery. You can also set a change to red at say 20% or 15% whatever you would like.

I did also add the Battery Widget, but it is a tiny annoyance that I cannot select a format that only shows 1 battery level, the minimum is 2, eg the battery and the pen. I can hide the pen, but the widget still takes up the screen area needed for 2 icons even if only one is displayed.

Additionally, each time I restart the phone it reveals the hidden part of the widget and I need to hide it again.

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

userHQEsbp0TLb — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:48:26 GMT

THANK YOU!! Samsung needs to learn if it isnt broke stop fixing it! No one asked you to make it the size of a tiny tic tac... my phone has died more in the past 4 weeks than in the 3 years I have had it!!! Ridiculous, I am starting to really HATE their updates!!!

Re: Battery Icon

userhv36S9tzRN — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:07:25 GMT

Same here. I am using the battery widget .

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

jd247 — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:41:17 GMT

Can we all protest it to be changed back? This is ridiculous!

Re: Battery Remaining Icon

usernjKVU59YuK — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:34:33 GMT

For me it's not the size as much as the shading that covers it up making it translucent. Can that be taken out or change the contrast?