Why didn't Microsoft include battery percentage?

[nokia6300]

i'm new to WP and would like to know why MS didn't include battery percentage beside the battery icon? they intentionally left it out but for what reason? it just seems strange they didn't include it.
i know i can download a battery app but some are not live and the live ones drain my battery. and also i don't want a battery tile to take up precious space when i can put another tile in its place.

 

[Jas00555]

I don't think they intentionally left it out, its just that when they completely revamped Windows Phone 8, it didn't make the cut. Its rumored to be coming in 8.1.

 

[nokia6300]

I don't think they intentionally left it out, its just that when they completely revamped Windows Phone 8, it didn't make the cut. Its rumored to be coming in 8.1.

so was it really that difficult for MS to include the battery percentage? i cant believe it..

 

[Dave Blake]

Because, I think, everything in the status bar is supposed to be a second thought. No need to check it. Its like the no stress bar on Windows Phone. All Windows Phone devices as a general rule get decent battery life. Why do you need percentage on a device that never runs out of power in a normal days use.

Also the refresh rate is not exact even on battery apps. If you check your battery every 5 minutes at some point you will get a bad reading.

 

[nokia6300]

seems kinda silly to me to have to download a battery app to keep track of the percentage. i'm sure the folks at iOS and android are laughing at MS.

 

[Jas00555]

Its not hard, but it just didn't make it. There's lots of little things like that coming in 8.1. They put it in the settings though, so its not like one doesn't exist, its just hard to get to.

 

[Dave Blake]

There is a reason the status information disappears. You don't need to keep checking it. I would say that in stead of laughing at Microsoft maybe Apple and Android should be concentrating on building a more efficient OS.

 

[nokia6300]

Because, I think, everything in the status bar is supposed to be a second thought. No need to check it. Its like the no stress bar on Windows Phone. All Windows Phone devices as a general rule get decent battery life. Why do you need percentage on a device that never runs out of power in a normal days use.

Also the refresh rate is not exact even on battery apps. If you check your battery every 5 minutes at some point you will get a bad reading.

let's say you're on the bus and you unlock the phone, you have 15% battery left but you don't know that(unless you go to setting) and you start watching videos on youtube without realizing you've only got 15% battery left. now if you unlock your phone and immediately you see 15% battery left would you still go on youtube and watch videos? or open here maps? probably not. at least MS should've made the battery icon turn red when it drops to 20%.

 

[Dave Blake]

let's say you're on the bus and you unlock the phone, you have 15% battery left but you don't know that(unless you go to setting) and you start watching videos on youtube without realizing you've only got 15% battery left. now if you unlock your phone and immediately you see 15% battery left would you still go on youtube and watch videos? or open here maps? probably not. at least MS should've made the battery icon turn red when it drops to 20%.

If you only have 15% left your in battery saver mode. Period. The little heart over the battery is your clue.

 

[Jas00555]

let's say you're on the bus and you unlock the phone, you have 15% battery left but you don't know that(unless you go to setting) and you start watching videos on youtube without realizing you've only got 15% battery left. now if you unlock your phone and immediately you see 15% battery left would you still go on youtube and watch videos? or open here maps? probably not. at least MS should've made the battery icon turn red when it drops to 20%.

it turns battery saver on when the battery is at 15% and it gives you a notification at 10%

 

[nokia6300]

Its not hard, but it just didn't make it. There's lots of little things like that coming in 8.1. They put it in the settings though, so its not like one doesn't exist, its just hard to get to.

well i'm looking forward to it and the black update!:smile:

 

[slavrenz]

let's say you're on the bus and you unlock the phone, you have 15% battery left but you don't know that(unless you go to setting) and you start watching videos on youtube without realizing you've only got 15% battery left. now if you unlock your phone and immediately you see 15% battery left would you still go on youtube and watch videos? or open here maps? probably not. at least MS should've made the battery icon turn red when it drops to 20%.

Try to be more informed before accusing Microsoft of ineptitude. When the battery level reaches 20%, a little heart appears over the battery icon, indicating that you're in Battery Saver mode. I don't think iOS or Android have this feature at an OS level, and it has saved my **** on more than one occasion.

 

[nokia6300]

i guess it's sort of like the fuel gauge in my car. no percentage indicator but when running low on fuel the LED lights up.

 

[nokia6300]

Try to be more informed before accusing Microsoft of ineptitude. When the battery level reaches 20%, a little heart appears over the battery icon, indicating that you're in Battery Saver mode. I don't think iOS or Android have this feature at an OS level, and it has saved my **** on more than one occasion.

that's only if battery saver mode is turned on. so you try to be informed too.

 

[Dave Blake]

Do you want battery percentage sure are choices good sure. Would I use it? Not if it consumes battery, I don't need it that bad. Did you start this thread to ask the question you asked? Or are you fishing for a "why we need percentage on the battery indicator" discussion?

 

[nokia6300]

Do you want battery percentage sure are choices good sure. Would I use it? Not if it consumes battery, I don't need it that bad. Did you start this thread to ask the question you asked? Or are you fishing for a "why we need percentage on the battery indicator" discussion?

i'm surprised MS didn't include battery percentage and asked why?? why they left it out.

 

[Dave Blake]

i'm surprised MS didn't include battery percentage and asked why?? why they left it out.

I am sure none here has the exact answer. I can speculate it is a cross between the OS giving inaccurate readings and it not being needed with battery saver in the OS. That's just my best guess.

 

[nokia6300]

Try to be more informed before accusing Microsoft of ineptitude.

oh really? isn't what this forum is about to learn, share and ask questions? i did say i'm new to WP didn't i?

 

[Boris Lozac]

Do you want battery percentage sure are choices good sure. Would I use it? Not if it consumes battery, I don't need it that bad. Did you start this thread to ask the question you asked? Or are you fishing for a "why we need percentage on the battery indicator" discussion?

lol what, consumes battery? Battery saver?

 

[Dave Blake]

lol what, consumes battery? Battery saver?

No...lol

I am just saying if Microsoft built into the OS a battery percentage toggle that when turned on consumed battery. I would not turn it on. I don't need battery percentage bad enough to loose battery to use it.