I have the same problem with iPad under Ubuntu 16.04. IMHO the best solution would be in the first place displaying own power status in the indicator, and the status of any connected device in the menu, which is displayed on that device anyway.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to indicator-power in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1470080 Title: Broken icon in indicator when iphone attached Status in indicator-power package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Running wily with an iPhone 4 (but I doubt it matters which rev of iphone) attached, I see a combined battery gauge for desktop and phone in the indicator. Unfortunately the icon is broken / missing when the phone is attached, like it's missing a small version of the icon you see in system settings -> power. See screenshot (next to 61%) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: indicator-power 12.10.6+15.10.20150522-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-22.22-generic 3.19.8-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.3-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Jun 30 12:10:40 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-16 (379 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: indicator-power UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-05-09 (51 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/1470080/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp