Notch Pie for Android

Camera notch battery indicator app

Notch Pie is a free personalization application for mobile devices from developer Lorenzo Moscati. It's a battery status utility that makes use of front-facing camera notches in smartphones to display levels. Percentages can be attributed to specific colors and seamlessly blends around the borders of the lenses themselves.

Similar in concept to apps like Energy Ring - Battery Indicator Camera Notch or Battery Notch Pro, Notch Pie offers users an alternative method to check their battery levels at a moment's glance. It can be customized with different colors and sizes, and can even work while charging

More than just a notch

Front-facing camera notches were a divisive hardware design implementation when the concept first appeared in consumer smartphones. It was hard not to notice them while using your device, and they were visually unappealing. Developers thought of various ways to hide or take advantage of it, and the Notch Pie app is one example of the clever solutions they were able to come up with.

This app basically lets you use your camera notch as a battery level indicator. It can work with different notch shapes and the bar will wrap around them. You can really fine-tune and customize the shape to pretty much fit even unusual curves and contours. Assign specific colors between five to 100 percent as you want and have it persistently on display even at full charge.

Speaking of charges, you can enable a charging animation to let you see the progress when you plug in your smartphone. Now, just be aware that this particular implementation is limited to notches. It won't work with punch-hole cameras. Also, the app has not been updated in a while. You can still use it as is. Just don't expect updates to come anytime soon.

Making better use of

If you're bothered by the camera notch on your phone, Notch Pie is a worthwhile app that can at least make it more useful in the day-to-day. It's easy to set up and you can customize it in all kinds of ways. The charging animation feature is also a nice touch. It doesn't work with punch holes, though, but aside from that give this one a shot.