The status light pulses green while charging, and turns off when charging is complete. To charge the trackpad, connect it to your computer using the supplied Micro-B USB charging cable. See answer 360048407971 for instructions. I stopped using any percentage/number indicator for batteries since 2013 (or so) to stop the anxiety of charging/topping up. You can check your trackpads battery status using the Logitech Preference Manager software. I like clean, non-distracting desktop and try to minimize anything beyond the must-haves. Doing the same on the iPad, shows its and the Pencil. For instance, swiping left-right on the iPhone screen shows the battery of the phone and the watch. Spend some time learning the features, nuances of the default apps and they become part of your muscle memory. Personally, I have been moving more and more towards "defaults", tools as means and get to my end (the work) as much as I can. I do love to try indie-developed apps and have quite a few in my toolset. The larger version of Apples MacBook Pro has a big, bold display, a thinner, lighter body, an AMD graphics chip by default and a massive trackpad.
Sorry, I didn't install this time around. With the new generation of Magic accessories, Apple opted for rechargeable batteries that charge via. First, congratulations on the App release and I think I saw this highlighted on SetApp few days/weeks back. Apple’s Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, and Mouse are great additions to anyone’s Mac desk setup.