Not directly. Since it can be left plugged in, it should be fully charged when needed. However, it would be possible to use an app like Be My Eyes to ask a sighted person to look through your phone's camera at the power bank and find out that way.
Michael Feir Author of Personal Power: Getting The Most From iOS as a Totally Blind User http://michaelfeir.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-second-edition-of-personal-power.html?m=1 Mastodon: @mfeir@mstdn.social Twitter: mfeir Skype: michael-feir Check out my blog at: http://www.michaelfeir.blogspot.ca On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 12:25 PM Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I’m a little delayed in this thread, but I have a question. > > With the Anker GAN Prime, is there a way to tell how much battery is left > in the power bank? > > Thanks, > Traci > > > > On Nov 25, 2023, at 9:40 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > > > You must live in a part of the world which may experience serious > storms/hurricanes where power outages can last many days. > > Anker has such a solution as well, 2400 Watts (2048 WH or Watt Hours) > with a second battery to double that capacity and an optional 200 Watt > capacity solar charging panel: > > Anker SOLIX F2000 (PowerHouse 767) - 2048Wh | 2400W - Anker Canada > > And there is another company called Bluetty which does similar stuff. > > Of course most people don't want to require a backpack to lug around > their battery and at least for me I don't need a separate hotspot because I > have a lot of data for my iPhone and if I want to use my laptop somewhere I > don't have Wi-Fi I can simply use my iPhone as a hotspot. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Kevin Minor > > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 2:56 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms > > > > Hi. > > > > I'll throw another power bank to consider. It's a lot more expensive, > but for what it does, it's great. Check out > > > > http://goalzero.com > > > > They make a battery that works quite well. I have two of these, the Yeti > 200X and the Yeti 1000X. The numbers refer to the wattage these give. The > 200X has an AC plug on it, two USB A, 2 USB c, and a 12 volt plug, which is > a lighter adaptor. It has a display on it, and weighs six pounds. I put it > in a back pack to power my 5G hot spot. The 1000X has the same plugs on it, > with the addition of a second AC outlet. As I said, these ain't cheap, the > 200X costing about $300, and the 1000X costing about $1,400. The 1000X is > pretty large, but I got it for a long lasting backup to power my internet, > computer, and smart speakers. If you want portability, what I'm mentioning > isn't the best solution, but it works for me. > > > > Just throwing something out there. Oh yeah, the 1000X can have another > battery added to it to give even longer lasting backup. I might do that at > a later time, but I think this adds $400 to the cost. These batteries also > can have solar cells added to them to charge them. > > > > Kevin and Jilly > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Mike Arrigo > > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 4:44 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms > > > > Anker makes great power banks, so does Mophie, Ugreen and Otterbox. > > > >> On Nov 24, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Margaret Thomas <avidrea...@fastmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi, All: > >> > >> Could someone recommend a power bank or something similar to use with > my iPhone SE 2020 (SE 2) for power outages from storms etc.? I am not a > techie and sighted assistance is normally not available. So, Be My Eyes > etc. would have to be called upon for something visual. I recently heard > about some models from Energrid that are supposed to be portable and > accessible sold by Atguys, which I've heard about, but have never dealt > with. > >> > >> I've heard about Anker products recommended many times on lists and I > have an Amazon gift certificate. The iPhone is my only Apple product, but > if there is some way I could also connect either my Victor Reader Stream 2 > or VRS 3, that would be great. > >> > >> Any help would be greatly appreciated, > >> > >> Margaret > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> > >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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