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index 3d56db460f709..82a891f93d19d 100644
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diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-xxhdpi/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim85.png b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable-xxhdpi/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim85.png
index 2d24d99983d98..399bb97446cea 100644
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diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
index b3c2f6e370cc9..d7312dfd5326d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     />
-                <!-- battery must be padded below by 1px to match assets -->
+                <!-- battery must be padded below by 2px to match assets -->
                 <com.android.systemui.BatteryMeterView
                     android:id="@+id/battery"
                     android:layout_height="16dp"
-                    android:layout_width="10dp"
-                    android:paddingBottom="1px"
+                    android:layout_width="10.5dp"
+                    android:layout_marginBottom="2px"
                     android:layout_marginStart="4dip"
                     />
             </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/arrays.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/arrays.xml
index b2c8aee4aaf65..bfb600d6a5ad9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@
         <item>#FFFFFFFF</item>
     </array>
     <array name="batterymeter_bolt_points">
-        <item>88</item> <item>0</item>
-        <item>459</item><item>1</item>
-        <item>238</item><item>333</item>
-        <item>525</item><item>310</item>
-        <item>120</item><item>840</item>
-        <item>82</item> <item>818</item>
-        <item>246</item><item>373</item>
-        <item>0</item>  <item>408</item>
+        <item>73</item> <item>0</item>
+        <item>392</item><item>0</item>
+        <item>201</item><item>259</item>
+        <item>442</item><item>259</item>
+        <item>4</item>  <item>703</item>
+        <item>157</item><item>334</item>
+        <item>0</item>  <item>334</item>
     </array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index 757121f1e0fc9..2f0d0f9eaa641 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
     <color name="notification_panel_scrim_color">#B0000000</color>
     <color name="batterymeter_frame_color">#66FFFFFF</color><!-- 40% white -->
     <color name="batterymeter_charge_color">#FFFFFFFF</color>
+    <color name="batterymeter_bolt_color">#B2000000</color><!-- 70% black -->
     <color name="status_bar_clock_color">#FFFFFFFF</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
index 2be8ee59e16de..150f13280cd60 100755
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
     public static final int FULL = 96;
     public static final int EMPTY = 4;
 
+    public static final float SUBPIXEL = 0.4f;  // inset rects for softer edges
+
     int[] mColors;
 
     boolean mShowPercent = true;
@@ -186,8 +188,15 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
 
         mFramePaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
         mFramePaint.setColor(res.getColor(R.color.batterymeter_frame_color));
+        mFramePaint.setDither(true);
+        mFramePaint.setStrokeWidth(0);
+        mFramePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL_AND_STROKE);
+        mFramePaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_ATOP));
+
         mBatteryPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
-        mBatteryPaint.setColor(0xFF00FF00); // will be replaced by something from mColors
+        mBatteryPaint.setDither(true);
+        mBatteryPaint.setStrokeWidth(0);
+        mBatteryPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL_AND_STROKE);
 
         mTextPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
         mTextPaint.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
@@ -205,9 +214,9 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
 
         mBoltPaint = new Paint();
         mBoltPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
-        mBoltPaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR));  // punch hole
-        setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
+        mBoltPaint.setColor(res.getColor(R.color.batterymeter_bolt_color));
         mBoltPoints = loadBoltPoints(res);
+        setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
     }
 
     private static float[] loadBoltPoints(Resources res) {
@@ -264,16 +273,23 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
                 mFrame.left + width * 0.25f,
                 mFrame.top,
                 mFrame.right - width * 0.25f,
-                mFrame.top + mButtonHeight);
+                mFrame.top + mButtonHeight + 5 /*cover frame border of intersecting area*/);
+
+        mButtonFrame.top += SUBPIXEL;
+        mButtonFrame.left += SUBPIXEL;
+        mButtonFrame.right -= SUBPIXEL;
 
         mFrame.top += mButtonHeight;
+        mFrame.left += SUBPIXEL;
+        mFrame.top += SUBPIXEL;
+        mFrame.right -= SUBPIXEL;
+        mFrame.bottom -= SUBPIXEL;
 
         // first, draw the battery shape
         c.drawRect(mFrame, mFramePaint);
 
         // fill 'er up
-        final int pct = tracker.level;
-        final int color = tracker.plugged ? mChargeColor : getColorForLevel(pct);
+        final int color = tracker.plugged ? mChargeColor : getColorForLevel(level);
         mBatteryPaint.setColor(color);
 
         if (level >= FULL) {
@@ -294,10 +310,10 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
 
         if (tracker.plugged) {
             // draw the bolt
-            final int bl = (int)(mFrame.left + width / 4f);
-            final int bt = (int)(mFrame.top + height / 6f);
-            final int br = (int)(mFrame.right - width / 5f);
-            final int bb = (int)(mFrame.bottom - height / 6f);
+            final int bl = (int)(mFrame.left + mFrame.width() / 4.5f);
+            final int bt = (int)(mFrame.top + mFrame.height() / 6f);
+            final int br = (int)(mFrame.right - mFrame.width() / 7f);
+            final int bb = (int)(mFrame.bottom - mFrame.height() / 10f);
             if (mBoltFrame.left != bl || mBoltFrame.top != bt
                     || mBoltFrame.right != br || mBoltFrame.bottom != bb) {
                 mBoltFrame.set(bl, bt, br, bb);
@@ -325,7 +341,7 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends View implements DemoMode {
                             : (tracker.level == 100 ? 0.38f : 0.5f)));
             mTextHeight = -mTextPaint.getFontMetrics().ascent;
 
-            final String str = String.valueOf(SINGLE_DIGIT_PERCENT ? (pct/10) : pct);
+            final String str = String.valueOf(SINGLE_DIGIT_PERCENT ? (level/10) : level);
             final float x = mWidth * 0.5f;
             final float y = (mHeight + mTextHeight) * 0.47f;
             c.drawText(str,