Does Showing Battery Percentage Drain Battery?

Nothing! Unless you're trying to diagnose exactly how much battery life having Snapchat open on your screen for five straight minutes will consume (the answer is one entire percent), there's no meaningful gain to the numerical value over the icon.

Does battery percentage affect battery?

In our tests, both iPhones and Android smartphones used significantly less battery power with battery-saver mode enabled—as much as 54 percent, depending on the phone we used. While both airplane mode and low-power mode conserve battery life, they do so at a heavy price.

Why you should turn off battery percentage?

Overcharging Your Phone is a Problem

As if that weren't reason enough, another seriously crucial reason that you need to get rid of that percentage sign is the risk of overcharging. When you get into an anxious cycle with your device, you may be tempted to charge it too much.