diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleActivity.java b/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleActivity.java
index c223da80219..7f2f288718a 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleActivity.java
+++ b/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleActivity.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 package com.example.flutter;
 
+import android.content.ContextWrapper;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
@@ -36,11 +39,21 @@ public class ExampleActivity extends FlutterActivity {
   }
 
   private void getBatteryLevel(Response response) {
-    BatteryManager batteryManager = (BatteryManager) getSystemService(BATTERY_SERVICE);
+    int batteryLevel = -1;
     if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-      response.success(batteryManager.getIntProperty(BatteryManager.BATTERY_PROPERTY_CAPACITY));
+      BatteryManager batteryManager = (BatteryManager) getSystemService(BATTERY_SERVICE);
+      batteryLevel = batteryManager.getIntProperty(BatteryManager.BATTERY_PROPERTY_CAPACITY);
     } else {
-      response.error("Not available", "Battery level not available.", null);
+      Intent intent = new ContextWrapper(getApplicationContext()).
+          registerReceiver(null, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));
+      batteryLevel = (intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_LEVEL, -1) * 100) /
+          intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_SCALE, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (batteryLevel != -1) {
+      response.success(batteryLevel);
+    } else {
+      response.error("UNAVAILABLE", "Battery level not available.", null);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart b/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart
index f1a7ab032b7..6bf7ff84633 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart
+++ b/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class _PlatformServicesState extends State<PlatformServices> {
     } else {
       try {
         final int result = await platform.invokeMethod('getBatteryLevel');
-        batteryLevel = 'Battery level at $result. %';
+        batteryLevel = 'Battery level at $result % .';
       } on PlatformException catch (e) {
         batteryLevel = "Failed to get battery level: '${e.message}'.";
       }