Even though it's been more than three years Windows 11 is Among Us, and many of its latest updates were focused on improving the user experience and battery life of laptops, something as trivial as the battery indicator was left unchanged. .. so far. And Microsoft will redesign the battery indicator in Windows 11 so that it is bigger, prettier and finally shows colors depending on the charge.
All mobile devices have a battery, and in this day and age, users are almost always aware of this so that our devices don't leave us stranded. In Windows 11, the indicator is a simple battery that drains as it drains, but gives us almost no indication of its status until it is almost exhausted. Fortunately, this will change from now on.
Redesigning the battery indicator in Windows 11
For now, this overhaul of the battery indicator in Windows 11 will have several very welcome changes, such as the fact that it will turn orange when the computer is in battery saving mode or it will turn green when he is in charge. Apparently the indicator has also increased in size to better represent the amount of charge at each moment, although for now it still doesn't show the exact percentage unless you hover over it to display the tooltip typical.
The Windows 11 battery icon (in the system tray, Quick Settings, and Settings app) is getting some visual changes: notably, it will turn orange when Power Saver is on and green when off. loading. (1/3) https://t.co/BMYGYBgW5g
December 7, 2024 • 00:53
There have also been some changes to the battery usage report, but these are actually minor changes that don't affect much.
These new battery indicators can now be enabled in Windows 11 with Insider build 26120.2510, now available for those who have Developer Mode enabled in the operating system. Anyway, since it is something that is already available in the Devs version of the operating system, we hope that it will not take us too long to have it on our home PCs without having to enable developer mode and install this feature in hand.
In light of this discovery (because it's really not news that anyone broke, but rather that someone discovered it and made it public), a discussion began around the design that Microsoft chose for the battery indicator, and it is really very similar to the one that Apple uses in its mobile terminals with the iOS operating system. Everyone can judge and think what they want, but the similarity is entirely reasonable.
Regardless, and while this change may seem a bit silly, it's pretty significant considering that more than half of PCs with Windows 11 today are laptops, and as we said initially, mobile device (or laptop, of course) users. are always aware of the battery so as not to be left stranded, and a much more visual indicator will always be well received. Now they need to implement the ability to see the battery percentage without having to place the mouse over it and wait for the message to appear. tooltip…
