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Why battery is glanceable in NotNotch

battery is sized for a closed-notch chip or a short open panel, not a document window. Battery can appear as a short HUD rather than a permanent live activity.

Last updated 2027-05-01

Closed vs open

Closed shows the live state. Open is for the next action. battery should make sense in both.

Motion

Animations stay short. Reduced-motion users should still understand battery without the demo loop.

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