I'm working on an app that needs to adapt its behavior to the current battery status. When there's plenty of juice left in the battery, it may perform certain tasks in a way that maximizes responsiveness, but also drains a lot of power, while in a low-battery situation, it should automatically adjust its behavior in a way that maximizes battery life, even if that makes certain tasks run more slowly.
My question is this: I know how my app can be informed when the battery *starts* running low, by registering a BroadcastReceiver with a BATTERY_STATUS_LOW intent. I've implemented this, and I've verified that it works; at the exact moment that the OS pops up the low-battery warning, my app also receives the broadcast, and goes into low battery mode. So far, so good... But what can I do to find out if the battery was low before my app was even launched? It seems like the app never gets the BATTERY_STATUS_LOW intent message if the battery was low before the app was even launched. I can't seem to find an API that lets me query the battery status *right now*, i.e. without having to register a receiver that will only get notified when the battery status *changes*. Is there a way to find out *immediately* whether the battery status is "LOW" or "OKAY"? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
