How to show battery percentage on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Notifications & Quick Settings › Status bar

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Status bar

   Open Settings and tap Notifications & Quick Settings. Status bar is the first row under the search box. Tap it.

   Done

2. 

   Turn on Battery percentage

   Battery percentage is the third row. Tap the switch: blue means on. It was on on ours.

   Done

3. 

   Off: no number

   With the switch off, our status bar showed only the battery icon at the top right, with no number next to it.

   Done

4. 

   On: the number shows

   Turned back on, the percentage showed next to the battery again: 98 % on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Battery style

   To change the icon itself, tap Battery style, just above. Ours said Vertical.

   Done

6. 

   Pick a style

   A box opens with Vertical, Horizontal, Loop and Do not show, each with a small picture of the icon. The current one has a blue outline.

   Done

7. 

   Close the box with Cancel

   We tapped Loop. The outline moved to Loop, but the box stayed open. Tap Cancel to close it.

   Done

8. 

   Check the new icon

   With Loop, the battery in the status bar became a ring, with the percentage still next to it. We set Vertical back afterwards.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Do not show? It is the last Battery style choice. We did not try it.
• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual puts Notification icons, Battery style and Battery percentage under Settings, Notifications & status bar. On our OxygenOS 16 phone it is Notifications & Quick Settings, Status bar. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Other status bar icons? The same page has switches for Real-time network speed, Bluetooth, HD voice, VoWiFi, Silent mode, NFC, Earphones and Alarm. Real-time network speed and NFC were off on ours.

If this does not work

• No number after turning it on? Check that the switch is blue. On ours the number appeared at once.
• Battery icon looks different? Battery style changes it. Ours was Vertical; Loop shows a ring.
• Want the network speed up there too? Real-time network speed is on the same page: show network speed in the status bar.

About this guide

On a OnePlus the Battery percentage switch is on the Status bar page, together with Battery style, which sets the shape of the battery icon.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Battery percentage was on and Battery style was Vertical. We turned the percentage off and on again, and tried Loop before setting Vertical back.

Good to know

Change what the pull-down shows: Split or Classic notification shade.

On other phones: battery percentage on a Google Pixel or on a Xiaomi phone.

In short: Settings, Notifications & Quick Settings, Status bar, Battery percentage on. Battery style for the icon.