Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphone owners often aim to personalize the MIUI or HyperOS interface, making it unique and convenient. One of the first things that a user’s eye drops when unlocking a device is the status bar at the top of the screen, where battery power is displayed. A standard white or black icon can seem boring, especially if you have a bright theme. Fortunately, the system provides several ways to change the look of this indicator without having to obtain root rights.
Changing the appearance of a battery is not just an aesthetic whim, but also a way to improve readability in different lighting conditions. In some cases, the standard icon merges with the background of widgets or wallpaper, and then you need to change the style. There are many methods, from simple switches in the settings menu to the use of special theme applications that radically change the graphical interface of the system.
In this article, we will take a look at all the algorithms available, look at the hidden functions of the system, and warn you of the possible risks when installing third-party software. You will learn how to activate the percentage of charge inside the circuit, change color at low energy levels, and what are the limitations of different versions of firmware. Understanding these nuances will allow you to create a truly personalized device.
Standard indicator settings in MIUI and HyperOS
Start with the basic features that the operating system itself provides. In recent versions of the shells from Xiaomi, developers have implemented flexible charge display settings. To access them, you need to go to the Settings menu, then select the Notifications and status bar (or Lock Screen depending on the Android version), which is where the main switches responsible for visualizing the battery.
Inside this section, you'll find the Battery Display option, and the system offers a few options: show the percentages next to the icon, inside it, or hide them altogether. However, the color gamut of the standard indicator is often tied to a general theme, so if you have a dark theme on, the icon will turn white and in light it will turn black, and this is a basic level of customization that is available to everyone without installing additional software.
⚠️ Note: Some global versions of the firmware MIUI Color change option may be hidden or missing, as it depends on regional settings and Android version.
Also worth noting is Charging Animation, which is that when you plug a cable into a phone that is turned off or locked, a large picture of the battery appears on the screen. The color of this animation often depends on the theme you set, but in some cases it can be changed through the theme menu, which creates a nice visual effect when you put the device on charge at night.
For a deeper setup, many users turn to the optional battery menu, where you can activate a low charge warning, which is also accompanied by a change in color of the indicator to red, a critical feature that allows you to not miss the moment when the smartphone requires a connection to the network.
Using design themes to change style
The most effective and safest way to change the color of the battery is to install a specialized theme. Themes store on Xiaomi smartphones contains thousands of design options, where the authors have changed the system icons, including the energy indicator. When applying such a theme, not only the color but also the shape of the icon, which allows you to achieve a unique appearance.
To find a suitable design, open the Themes app and search for queries like “battery icon”, “custom battery” or “neon status bar”. The themes often describe which interface elements they modify. Once you download and apply the theme, the system will automatically replace the standard graphic elements with new ones, including the battery color in the status bar and on the lock screen.
- 🎨 Neon themes: offer bright, glowing colors that are perfectly visible against a black background.
- 🔋 Minimalist styles: change color to pastel colors or make the icon transparent.
- 🖌️ Designer packs: completely change the shape of the indicator, turning it into a capsule, vertical strip or digital counter.
It's important to understand that the application of the theme affects the whole system. If you only liked the color of the battery but didn't like the app icons, you'll have to compromise or use mixes. Some users install the theme only to use system icons, and then return old wallpaper, but this doesn't work in all versions of MIUI.
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Before installing a new theme, take a screenshot of the current screen to know exactly what elements have changed and whether you like the result.
It’s worth mentioning that some themes may not work properly with certain screen resolutions or camera cutouts, in which case the battery indicator may be displayed offset or overlap other icons. Always check the topic ranking and other users’ comments before downloading to avoid visual bugs.
Hidden Codes and Engineering Menu
For advanced users who are not afraid to experiment, there are hidden menus available through special programs. USSD-Xiaomi phones have a mode that allows you to test different components of the display, including displaying colors. While this doesn't change the system icon forever, it helps calibrate the screen to correctly perceive colors.
One of the known methods is to type ##6484## into the phone app, which opens up an engineering menu where you can run a display test, where you can see how different colors are displayed on your screen, and make sure that the problem is not in the matrix, but in the theme settings. However, you can't directly change the color of the system icon through this menu, because it's a programming interface, not a theme tool.
| Team/Code | Function | Security |
|---|---|---|
| ##6484## | CIT Menu (iron testing) | Safe. |
| ##4636## | Phone and battery information | Safe. |
| ##7780## | Resetting settings (Dangerous!) | ⚠️ Dangerous. |
| *#06# | IMEI verification | Safe. |
There is a myth that certain codes can activate the "hidden colors" of a battery. In fact, such codes usually refer to test display modes, where the screen is filled with one color (red, green, blue) to check for broken pixels. Don't try to use these modes to permanently change the interface, since they don't save the settings after rebooting.
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Third-party customization applications
If the built-in tools aren't enough, Google Play apps come to the rescue. There's a whole class of utilities that layer on top of the system interface by drawing their own battery widget. Software like Battery Widget Reborn or AccuBattery allows you to choose any color, shape, and transparency of the indicator.
The way these applications work is to create a widget of a certain size that sits at the top of the screen, and to make it look organic, you often have to hide a standard status line or use launchers that allow you to change the height of the status bar, which is a more complex way that requires careful tuning, but it gives you maximum creative freedom.
- 📱 Widgets: require free space on the desktop or in the notification curtain.
- 🛠️ Launchers: programs like Nova Launcher allow you to change the style of the system icons, including the battery, through the use of icon packs.
- 🔌 Modules: Some applications require additional plugins to work properly.
Be careful when installing third-party software: Many applications request excessive permissions, such as access to contacts or location, which is not necessary to change the color of the battery, carefully study access rights and choose only proven programs with high ratings and a large number of downloads.
⚠️ Note: Apps that draw over other windows may conflict with system dialogs or menus. If the phone starts to work unstable after installing such a program, remove it.
Icon Packs are a great alternative. Although they primarily change application icons, many modern packs include system resources. Using a compatible launcher, you can get a single color scheme for all interface elements, including the charge indicator.
The Effect of Energy Saving on Color
It is important to know that the battery color on Xiaomi can change automatically depending on the level of charge and the saved modes on.This is a system function designed to draw the user’s attention to the power status of the device. When the charge falls below 20% (or another set threshold), the indicator often turns red or orange.
Power saving or super-energy saving also makes some adjustments, and in the latter case, the phone interface is simplified to the extreme, with the wallpaper turning black and the icons turning monochrome, usually white or gray, to reduce the energy consumption of the screen, because the black pixels on the screen are not the same as the black ones. AMOLED-matrices do not consume energy.
Users sometimes mistakenly believe it is a bug or virus when the battery color suddenly changes.This is actually the normal behavior of the Android operating system and the MIUI shell. Check the threshold settings in the Battery section -> Settings (cogs) -> Notifications where you can turn off the sound signals, but visual color change usually remains forced.
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Automatically changing color to red when charged low is a standard safety feature that cannot be turned off without root rights, and it is not a malfunction.
Display problems and their solution
Sometimes, after a system update or a new theme is installed, users encounter artifacts: the battery is displayed incorrectly, the color floats or the icon disappears, most often due to a theme cache or a conflict of system resources. The first step should always be to restart the device, which cleans the RAM and restarts the system processes.
If a simple reboot didn’t work, try resetting the theme to the standard one. Go to the Themes app, go to the profile, and select the standard Classic or Default theme, which will return all system icons to their original state, and then you can try to set the theme again, after clearing the theme cache.
In rare cases, the problem may be that system files are damaged after a failed update. If the battery color has become unreadable (for example, white on a white background) and does not change, you may need to reset to factory settings.