The way iOS displays your currentbatterylevel has been approximately the same since the first iteration of the mobile operating system; albeit with a few minor changes present in some of the most significant updates over the years.
For anyone interested in a fresh take on iOS’ battery level indicator, a new freejailbreak tweakdubbedBatteryBarby iOS developerDGh0stmay grab some attention.
As shown in the before and after screenshots above, BatteryBar replaces iOS’ stock battery level indicator with a new bar that spans the full width of the device’sdisplay.
As a subtle detail, BatteryBar adopts the current color of the stock battery level indicator. In this case, it’s yellow becauseLow Power Modeis turned on; it would display green or red otherwise, depending on your current battery level.
If you happen to be a /r/jailbreak user, then you might’vestumbled upon this concept already. It was initially requested specifically for theiPhone Xsuch that it would take advantage of theOLEDdisplay’s notch. Unfortunately, BatteryBar only works on non-iPhone X devices as of this writing, but that could change in the future.
After you install BatteryBar, you will find a new preference pane in the Settings app where you can configure a bevy of options:
Here, you can:
The developer includes a Respring button at the top right of the preference pane, but it stays disabled until you change some of the settings. When you do, it becomes tappable and you’ll want to use it to save your changes.
In my opinion, BatteryBar seems like a fun and quirky way to add some personalization to your iPhone, but it’s unfortunate that it doesn’t work on the iPhone X. I very much like the stock configuration right out of the box, but it’s convenient how the developer includes the added customization because it makes the tweak more versatile for other users.
If you’d like to give BatteryBar a shot for yourself, then you may download it for free from Cydia’s BigBoss repository. The tweak works on alljailbrokeniOS 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 devices (excluding the iPhone X).
Do you like how BatteryBar makes the battery level indicator look? Let us know in the comments section below.
