The battery charge indicator on Xiaomi Redmi often seems too small - especially on the big screens of Note or K series smartphones. A small icon with a percentage or battery icon is difficult to read in bright sun or from a long distance. Fortunately, the manufacturer and the MIUI community offer several ways to increase the display of charge level - from standard settings to deep modifications of the system.
In this article, we will discuss 7 Proven methods: from simple changes to the phone menu to use ADB-You'll learn how to make the percentage of the battery bigger, change the style of the icon, or even move it to the status bar. MIUI 12–14 on the Redmi Note models 10/11/12, Redmi 9/10/11, POCO X3/X4 and other Xiaomi-based devices with Qualcomm or Mediatek chipsets.
Before you start, check your firmware version in Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. Some methods only work on an unlocked bootloader or require super-user rights. If you're a beginner, start with the first three methods, they're safe and don't require technical skills.
Standard MIUI settings: change the indicator style
The easiest way is to use built-in MIUI options, and the manufacturer allows you to choose from three options for displaying charge:
- 🔋 Battery icon – graphic icon with filling (by default).
- 📊 Percentages inside the icon – the numbers are shown directly on the battery icon.
- 🔢 Percentages only – only a numerical value is displayed (e.g., “87%").
To change the style:
- Open the Settings → Screen → Status Bar.
- Slip on the "Battery indicator style" item.
- Please note that the "Percentage Only" option visually increases the size of the digits by not having an icon.
Unfortunately, this method doesn't change the physical size of the indicator, it just changes the format of the indicator. If you want to increase the font of the percentage or the icon itself, read on.
⚠️ Note: On some firmware (for example, MIUI Global for the European region, the "Only interest" option may not be available.
2.Use of MIUI topics: Increase through customization
MIUI supports custom themes that can change the size and style of system elements, including the battery indicator.
- Open the "Themes" app (icon with brush).
- Go to the Popular tab or search for battery big.
- Select a theme marked "Big Battery" or "Large Status Bar" (e.g. "BigFont StatusBar" or "Battery Percentage Pro").
- Click "Apply" and confirm the changes.
If you don’t have a suitable theme in the official store, try downloading a.mtz file from the XDA Developers or 4PDA forums and installing it manually through Settings → Themes → Local.
Download.mtz file from a verified source
Make a backup copy of the current theme
Check compatibility with the MIUI version
Restart the phone after use-->
The downside of this method is that the themes often change the entire interface, not just the battery indicator. If you need a spot change, move on to the following ways.
3. Setup through Developer Options (for power users)
Hidden developer options in MIUI allow you to fine-tune the status bar display, including the size of the icons.
- Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (tap 7 times) will appear notification "You became a developer".
- Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
- Find the Minimum width of status bar and increase it from 48 to 60–72.
- You can also change the Status Bar height, which will indirectly increase all icons, including the battery.
These options don't work on all firmware. MIUI, Try to upgrade to the latest stable build or use it. ADB-method (section 5).
⚠️ Attention: Changing settings in Developer Options can cause a status bar to malfunction.If icons or artifacts are lost after the changes, reset to standard settings or restart your phone.
Third-party launchers: an alternative method
If system methods didn't work, you can use alternative launchers that support customization of status bar.
- 📱 Nova Launcher – allows you to change the size of icons in the status bar through the plugin Nova TeslaUnread.
- 🎨 Action Launcher – has built-in settings for scaling interface elements.
- 🔧 Lawnchair – an open launcher with support for custom status bars (requires Android 10)+).
Instructions for Nova Launcher:
- Install the launcher from Google Play and make it the main one.
- Download the TeslaUnread plugin (free version with restrictions).
- Select Look & Feel → Status Bar.
- Activate the Custom Status Bar option and adjust the size of the battery icon.
The disadvantage of this method is that launchers consume additional RAM and may conflict with proprietary MIUI functions (for example, navigation gestures).
How do you get back the standard launcher?
5. ADB-Teams: Deep tuning without root
For advanced users willing to work with ADB, there is a way to change the system settings of the status bar without obtaining root permissions.
- 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB Tools.
- 📱 Included debugging by USB on the phone (Settings) → For developers → Debugging by USB).
- 🔌 Cable USB Type-C (original or quality).
Instructions:
- Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.
- Open the command prompt (cmd) in the folder with adb.exe.
- Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices must appear serial number of your device.
- Use one of the commands to change the size of the indicator: adb shell settings put global status_bar_icon_size 1.5 (where 1.5 — the scaling factor, can be set from 1.2 before 2.0).
- Reboot your phone: adb reboot
If the team doesn’t work, try an alternative:
adb shell settings put secure status_bar_battery_style 1
adb shell settings put secure status_bar_battery_percent 1| Team team. | The effect | Note |
|---|---|---|
| status_bar_icon_size 1.5 | Increases all status bar icons by 50% | Can distort other icons (Wi-Fi, network signal) |
| status_bar_battery_style 1 | Changes the style of the icon to “interest inside” | It doesn't work on all firmware. |
| status_bar_height 60 | Increases the height of the status bar (indirectly affects the size of the icons) | Default value: 48 |
⚠️ Attention: Some ADB-Teams may be reset after update MIUI. Save the commands used in the text file for quick re-entering.
Settings → Applications → Application Management → Three points (menu) → Show System UI → System UI → Storage → Clear cache
6. Modification of system files (requires root)
For users with unlocked bootloader and root rights, the most flexible method is editing system files, which allows you to change the size, color, and even animation of the battery indicator.
You'll need:
- 🔓 Unlocked bootloader (official instructions Xiaomi).
- 🛠️ Installed by Magisk or SuperSU for root management.
- 📂 File Manager with support for root (such as Root Explorer or Mixplorer).
Instructions:
- Open Root Explorer and go to /system/priv-app/SystemUI/SystemUI.apk/res/drawable
- Find the files: stat_sys_battery_0.png stat_sys_battery_100.png stat_sys_battery_charge_anim.xml (These are standard battery icons for different charge levels).
- Copy the original files to the backup folder.
- Replace them with modified versions with higher resolution (you can create your own in Photoshop or download from XDA).
- Change the rights to files to rw-r--r-- (644).
- Reboot the phone.
To change the percentage size, edit the file:
/system/priv-app/SystemUI/SystemUI.apk/res/values/dimens.xmlFind the line:
<dimen name="status_bar_battery_text_size">12.0sp</dimen>and increase the value (e.g., to 16.0sp).
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Editing system files can lead to bootloop (fixed download).Always back up the original files and have custom recovery (TWRP) on hand for recovery.
7.Applications for status bar customization
If previous methods seem complicated, try the specialized apps from Google Play.They don't require root, but may require special permissions to be enabled through ADB.
- 🔋 Battery Percentage Enabler – Adds percentages to the standard icon.
- 📏 StatusBar Customizer – allows you to change the size and color of icons.
- 🎨 Super Status Bar - Extended customization (requires) ADB-permitting).
Instructions for Super Status Bar:
- Install the application and open it.
- Go to Battery. → Battery Style.
- Choose "Big Icon" or "Custom Size".
- For the application of the changes, perform in ADB: adb shell pm grant com.techbigs.superstatusbar android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
These apps don’t work on all MIUI firmware, especially the Chinese versions (MIUI China). Check compatibility in the free trial before buying the premium version.