Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How to show battery percentage?
Charger Alert shows your battery percentage in a number of places:
- In the main screen when you open the app.
- As an ongoing notification that you can view by swiping down or from the lock screen.
- In a battery widget if you decide to add one to your home screen.
To always have the battery percentage displayed in the status bar at the top of your android device, follow these three simple steps:
- Go to your system
Settings
. - Select the
Battery
section. - Find the
Battery percentage
option and toggle the button on.
This will permanently show the battery percentage remaining in the status bar at the top of your android device.
How to check battery health?
You can check your device's battery health from the main screen of the Charger Alert app.
Under normal conditions your battery's health should be labaled as Good
.
If there is a problem with your battery then you may see one of the following instead:
Overheated
if the battery is too hot and has overheated.Cold
if the battery is too cold to operate at optimum capacity.Overvoltage
if the battery has too much voltage from charging.Dead
if the battery is dead and can no longer hold a charge.Failed
if the battery has failed for some other reason.
Why doesn't the unplugged alert work?
By default, the unplugged alert will only trigger when it is activated and the charger is unplugged while the screen is locked.
If you do not have a screen lock set (in system Settings
> Security
> Screen lock
) or simply want the unplugged alert to always trigger any time the charger is unplugged, then you can go to the app Settings
and switch off Only if screen locked
under the Unplugged
settings section.