How to show battery percentage on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Battery

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Battery

   Open Settings and tap Battery. Ours said 100 % under it.

   Done

2. 

   Find Battery percentage

   Battery percentage is the last switch on the Battery page, below Battery diagnostics: Show battery percentage in status bar. It was off on ours.

   Done

3. 

   Turn it on

   Tap the switch. It turns light, with a tick. On ours the number showed in the status bar straight away.

   Done

4. 

   See the percentage

   Go to the home screen. On ours the number, 100, sat inside the battery icon at the top right, not next to it.

   Done

5. 

   To hide it again

   Turn Battery percentage off. On ours the icon then showed only the battery level, with no number.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Battery and charging, not Battery? Google's Pixel help names a Battery and charging page in one of its steps. On our Android 17 Pixel 10a the row in Settings was just Battery. Source: Check battery level on your Pixel phone
• On a Pixel Tablet? Google gives the same switch for the Pixel Tablet: Settings, Battery, Battery percentage. It says some of those steps work only on Android 15 and up. Source: Check battery level and usage on your Pixel Tablet
• Older Android version? Google says some of the Pixel phone battery steps only work on Android 14 and up. Source: Check battery level on your Pixel phone

If this does not work

• Question mark in the battery icon? Google says that if the battery icon shows a question mark, take the phone to an authorised repair centre for inspection. Source: Check battery level on your Pixel phone
• Want the time left, not just the number? Google says Settings shows under Battery how much charge is left and about how long it will last. Our Battery page said Charged, as it was full. Source: Check battery level on your Pixel phone
• Percentage drops fast? See which apps use the battery: how to see battery use by app on a Google Pixel. More checks: Pixel battery draining fast.

About this guide

A Pixel shows only a battery icon at the top of the screen until you turn on one switch.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We turned Battery percentage on for the pictures and off again.

Good to know

Google says the Battery widget on the home screen shows the battery level of your Pixel and of connected devices.

Battery Saver, on the same page, said Will turn on at 20 % on ours: how to use Battery Saver. For the battery's condition, see how to check battery health.

In short: Settings, Battery, Battery percentage on. The number shows inside the battery icon.