How to increase the battery icon on Xiaomi: from standard settings to hidden MIUI chips

Xiaomi’s little battery life indicator can be annoying, especially when you need to quickly assess your charge level at a glance. Unfortunately, there’s no direct slider in standard MIUI settings to resize your icon. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible! In this article, we’ll look at all the working ways to increase battery display, from simple design tricks to deep customizations through ADB and modified firmware.

The problem is relevant for most models, from the budget Redmi Note 10 to the flagship Xiaomi 13 Ultra. Moreover, on the new versions of MIUI 14/15, the manufacturer has even more limited customization of the interface. But there are always workarounds. The main thing is to choose a method that suits your level of training: the newcomer will suit the themes and launchers, and experienced users will be able to use System UI Tuner or even patch system files.

Warning: Some methods require unlocking the bootloader or root rights, which can lead to loss of warranty or unstable operation of the device. If you are not prepared for risks, follow the "safe" methods in the first sections.

1. Method: Use MIUI themes with a large battery indicator

The easiest and safest method is to change the theme, and many users don't know that MIUI Themes has options with increased statusbar elements, including a battery icon.

How it works:

1. Open the Themes app (icon with brush).
2. Go to the Popular or Top section.
3. In the search box, enter the query: Big Battery or Large Status Bar.
4. Choose your favorite topic and apply it.

Disadvantages of the method:

• 🔍 Not all topics change the size of the battery icon – often increases the entire status of the battery.
• 🎨 Theme design can radically change the appearance of the system (colors, fonts, icons).
• 🔄 After updating MIUI The topic may be reset to standard.

If you don’t like the overall style of the theme you found, but you only need a large battery icon, try combining elements. In the theme settings (Themes → Mine → Edit), you can apply the statusbar separately from one theme, and leave the rest of the elements as standard.

2. Method: Configure via "Function Lab" (hidden mode)

MIUI has a hidden menu called Function Lab, where you can activate experimental options, and some firmware versions have a battery display setting available.

Instructions for activation:

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Click on the MIUI version 7 times in a row until the notification “You became a developer” appears.
3. Return to the main settings menu and open Additional → For developers → Functions Lab.
4. Find the option of Setting up Statusbar or StyleSystemUI (the name may vary).
5. Activate the slider Show the percentage of charge inside the icon – this will automatically increase its size.

Important! It doesn't work on all devices. On the POCO F3 and Redmi K40 with MIUI 13, the option is there, and on the Xiaomi 12T with MIUI 14, it's already been removed. If you don't have Function Lab, move on to the next one.

Alternative path (for some firmware):

1. Hold your finger in the free seat of the main screen.
2. Select Home Screen Settings → Additional → Statusbar Settings.
3. Try to enable the option of Large icons.

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If the battery icon has not changed after the change, restart the device. Sometimes the changes are only applied after the reboot.

3. Method: Installation of a custom launcher with statusbar setting

The standard MIUI launcher does not allow you to change the size of the statusbar elements, but third-party shells (for example, Nova Launcher or Hyperion Launcher) give this opportunity.

The following is a step-by-step instruction for Nova Launcher:

1. Install Nova Launcher from Google Play.
2. Launch the app and install it as the default launcher.
3. Go to Settings Nova → Notification Panel.
4. Activate the option to Show the notification panel.
5. Turn on the Statusbar Height Adjustment and move the slider to the maximum value.

What's important to know:

• 📱 This method does not change the battery icon itself, but increases the height of the entire notification panel, making all elements visually larger.
• ⚠️ On some devices (POCO X3 Pro, Redmi 9T) There may be a snippet of the top of the screen.
• 🔧 For fine-tuning, you will have to buy a premium version of Nova Launcher (about 5).$).

Alternative launchers with similar functions:

• Hyperion Launcher is free, but less stable.
• Lawnchair 2 supports statusbar configuration, but requires Android 10+.
• Poco Launcher is the official launcher from Xiaomi with advanced options (but not on all models).

4. Method: ADB-commands to change system parameters

For advanced users, there is a way to resize the icon via ADB (Android Debug Bridge) which doesn’t require root rights, but you need to enable USB debugging and connect the smartphone to your PC.

Step-by-step:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on your computer.
2. On your smartphone, activate Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (7 taps for Developer Mode), then go back to Additional → For Developers and turn on Debugging over USB.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and enter: Adb devices Wait for your device’s serial number to appear.
4. Execute the command to change the size of the icon (value) 2.0 — elevation 2 adb shell settings put global icon_size_scale 2.0
5. Reset the device.

Critical! On MIUI 14/15, this command may not work due to Xiaomi's limitations.

adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.DevelopmentSettings


adb shell settings put secure sysui_battery_percent 1




adb shell settings put secure status_bar_battery_style 1

Possible problems and solutions:

Install ADB Tools on PC|Enable developer mode on Xiaomi|Activate debugging over USB|Connect phone with original cable |Check device detection by adb devices-->

5. Method: Modified firmware (TWRP + Magisk)

If you want to maximize the icon and you're risk-averse, consider installing custom firmware, which requires unlocking the bootloader, installing TWRP, and root rights.

What firmware supports setting up the battery icon:

• 📱 Pixel Experience – has built-in statusbar settings.
• 🔧 LineageOS allows you to change the size of elements through the System UI Tuner.
• ⚡ crDroid – includes modules for customization of icons.
• 🎭 Havoc-OS is one of the most flexible firmware for Xiaomi.

Step-by-step instruction (briefly):

1. Unlock the bootloader through the Mi Unlock Tool (requires a Xiaomi account binding).
2. Install TWRP Recovery for your model (instructions are searched for on XDA Developers).
3. Download firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience) and the Magisk module for root.
4. Through TWRP, run the firmware, then Magisk.
5. After booting, open Settings → System → System UI Tuner → Statusbar and adjust the icon size.

⚠️ Attention! Custom firmware installation: Resets all data on the phone (backup!) can cause unstable camera or sensor performance (especially on new Xiaomi models) 12/13). Deprives warranty (if the bootloader has been blocked) on some devices (POCO F4 GT, Redmi K50) requires additional patches for the job 5G/modem.

If you are a beginner, we do not recommend starting with this method, but you should try themes or ADB first.

Method: Applications for customization of statusbar

Google Play has apps that allow you to change the appearance of the statusbar without root.

• 🔹 StatusBar Customizer – works on Android 9-12, requires ADB-permitting.
• 🔹 Super Status Bar – Supports resizing icons, but plugins are paid.
• 🔹 Nacho Notch – specializes in masking cutouts, but can increase the elements of statusbar.

How to use StatusBar Customizer:

1. Install the application and open it.
2. Press Grant Permission and execute the command in the PC terminal: adb -d shell pm grant com.tombayley.statusbarcustomizer android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
3. Go back to the app and select Battery Icon.
4. Set up the size, style (circle/strip) and color.
5. Apply the changes and restart the phone.

Limitations of this method:

• ❌ Nana MIUI 14/15 The application may not work due to blocking system settings.
• ❌ Some features require a paid version (about 3).$).
• ❌ After updating MIUI settings may reset.

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Statusbar customization apps are a compromise between security and functionality. They don’t require unlocking the bootloader, but their capabilities are limited by the Android version and Xiaomi’s policies.

Comparison of methods: which one to choose?

To make it easier for you to determine, we have compiled a comparative table:

Our advice:

• If you need a quick solution, try themes or launchers.
• If you are ready to experiment, use ADB.
• If maximum customization is important, consider custom firmware (but be prepared for the risks).

FAQ: Frequent questions about increasing the battery icon on Xiaomi