Broadcast receiver - monitoring the Battery Level and Charging State
I found a great way to check if the device is charging, or not. Here is the code of the receiver class:
public class PowerConnectionReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
public PowerConnectionReceiver() {
}
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED)) {
Toast.makeText(context, "The device is charging", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else {
intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED);
Toast.makeText(context, "The device is not charging", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
Registering it on onResume:
receiver = new PowerConnectionReceiver();
IntentFilter ifilter = new IntentFilter();
ifilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED);
ifilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED);
registerReceiver(receiver, ifilter);
Unregistered on onPause:
unregisterReceiver(receiver);
Works fine!
private BroadcastReceiver mBatInfoReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver(){
@Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//this will give you battery current status
try{
int level = intent.getIntExtra("level", 0);
int temp = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_TEMPERATURE, -1);
int voltage = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_VOLTAGE, -1);
int status = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_STATUS, -1);
String BStatus = "No Data";
if (status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING){BStatus = "Charging";}
if (status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_DISCHARGING){BStatus = "Discharging";}
if (status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_FULL){BStatus = "Full";}
if (status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_NOT_CHARGING){BStatus = "Not Charging";}
if (status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_UNKNOWN){BStatus = "Unknown";}
int chargePlug = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_PLUGGED, -1);
String BattPowerSource = "No Data";
if (chargePlug == BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_AC){BattPowerSource = "AC";}
if (chargePlug == BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_USB){BattPowerSource = "USB";}
String BattLevel = String.valueOf(level);
int BHealth = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_HEALTH, -1);
String BatteryHealth = "No Data";
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_COLD){BatteryHealth = "Cold";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_DEAD){BatteryHealth = "Dead";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_GOOD){BatteryHealth = "Good";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_OVER_VOLTAGE){BatteryHealth = "Over-Voltage";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_OVERHEAT){BatteryHealth = "Overheat";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_UNKNOWN){BatteryHealth = "Unknown";}
if (BHealth == BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE){BatteryHealth = "Unspecified Failure";}
//Do whatever with the data here
} catch (Exception e){
Log.v(TAG, "Battery Info Error");
}
}
};
You MUST register it dynamically.
Doing so in a service would probably be a good bet. This is what I've used:
this.registerReceiver(this.mBatInfoReceiver,
new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));