Public bug reported: There seem to be a couple of bug reports from 4 - 5 years ago, complaining the same thing. Looks like the bug is back in 16.10.
--- >1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu 16.10 (yakkety) >2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center Installed: 12.10.6+16.10.20160708-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 12.10.6+16.10.20160708-0ubuntu1 >3) What you expected to happen The indicator should say the remaining time to be fully charged, and display an icon of either a charging battery, or a "power plug" (In case the battery is fully charged, and the machine is running on direct power.). >4) What happened instead The indicator just says "estimating". It doesn't display whether it is being charged, or running on direct power. ** Affects: indicator-power (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: indicator-powerd ** Attachment added: "Untitled.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640544/+attachment/4774947/+files/Untitled.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640544 Title: "indicator-power" says "estimating" when plugged to power. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/1640544/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs