Battery Overlay Percent is an app by Tal Aviram in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 4 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v1.2.4
- 1.2.4
* Bug fixes
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
* PLEASE DO NOT USE REVIEWS TO FEEDBACK! *
feel free to contact me for reporting bugs and fixing problems.
This app has been discontinued. Since Android 8.0, Google approach to overlay is limiting apps such as this making it impossible to overlay over system ui!
please checkout ChargeTone that takes the audible features of Battery Overlay Percent to the next level.
Battery Overlay Percent is the first truly customizable solution to keep your battery percentage showing without cluttering your notifications.
It'll show percentage over your battery icon or anywhere you want over your status bar.
(up to Android 7.x)
Unlike other Battery Percent solutions this app is using overlay instead of Android's notification method. this makes nicer streamlined appearance most of the time while not wasting your notifications space.
Battery Overlay Percent is great solution for showing percentage in the most elegant way.
Features:
- Customizable size, positions and colors.
- Sound notification once charging/discharging! (optional)
- No ROOT required!
- Show percentage even on stock ROMs!
- Battery efficient (won't eat up your battery just to show you percentage...)
- Trying to use minimal permissions required.
- FREE and commercial free!
Still as many developers, If you find it valuable - there's a key for additional extra features.
Premium:
- Custom Colors for different battery states.
- Custom Font Styles
- Custom Charging Blink Interval
- Custom Sounds for Charging Notifications
- Single Digit Numeric
- Overlay Rotation
Known issues:
- Unsupported on Android 8.0 and above. Google has disabled overlay on System UI.
(They however add percentage on the side of the battery which might be an alternative for your usage).
- Aggressive service killing (eg Huawei) might get the app to stop.
Sometimes, whitelisting would work.
- Limited Samsung Device Support (DUE TO SAMSUNG'S FAULT!)
* Status bar changes alignment and cause overlay to look in wrong position.
* AccessibilityService makes TTS work. Disable any TTS as a workaround.
(Samsung is very aware of this bug posted by many developers).
Translations:
- French, Joey Thibodeau.
- German, Paul Scholz.
- Portuguese, Renato Henrique Marçal de Oliveira.
- Polish, Michal Kucharskov.
- Russian, Pavel Yakovlev.
- Spanish, Juan Pablo González.
- Ukrainian, Dema Nik.
Want your language added? feel free to contact and help translating to your language!
Permissions explained:
- SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: to overlay the battery.
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: option to run service after boot completion.
- BATTERY_STATS: to know percentage and power source.
- com.android.vending.BILLING: premium feature check.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “Tal Aviram”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature under reviewMar 9, 2025
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=Tal Aviram, OU=Unknown, O=Tal Aviram, L=Tel Aviv, ST=Unknown, C=IL
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Permissions (4)
Battery Overlay Percent requests 4 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
Display over other appsSensitiveandroid.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Battery statsandroid.permission.BATTERY_STATS
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing)com.android.vending.BILLING
Run at startupandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Required hardware & features
Basic touch inputandroid.hardware.faketouch
Battery Overlay Percent APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is Battery Overlay Percent free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Battery Overlay Percent APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 5d57996bc2e6cc947c87deb869d755fe.