[App] Ariel Battery Monitor v2.1 WM6 + Source Code

[shahriar5252]

Hi sunny127:

Can you modify this program so that it can replace the word "Start" to the right of the MS icon instead of replacing the MS icon itself? It's weird not to have the MS icon replaced with a battery monitor icon.

Your program's option to be on the right side of the task bar unfortunately replaces the clock, which is very useful feature to have available in all windows of the wm6.1. Is there any way to have this battery monitor program create its own dedicated place in the task bar instead of replacing other icons?

In any case, if you can reconfigure the program to replace the word "Start" on the left side of the task bar, it would be a better option.

One more thing: Can you make a CAB file of this program so that it can be easily installed and uninstalled. I have used the earlier versions of another program called Batti by David Andres. The earlier version was just an executable file like your program, and I had to load it on the startup list. Unfortunately, one when I had troubles with my Sprint Mogul (HTC PPC6800), wm6.1 would not allow me to delete it out of the startup list. Then, I had to do a hard reset to get rid of it. Therefore, I am hesitant about putting any executable files in my startup list. I prefer a CAB file to do the job of installation, and have wm6.1's removal program tool in settings to do the job of uninstalling the program should I ever need to do it. Thanks a lot for your program.

P.S. You have a cute kid, and I wish your family the best.

[pinsho]

useful app. thx man!!!

[sunny127]

Hi sunny127:

Can you modify this program so that it can replace the word "Start" to the right of the MS icon instead of replacing the MS icon itself? It's weird not to have the MS icon replaced with a battery monitor icon.

Your program's option to be on the right side of the task bar unfortunately replaces the clock, which is very useful feature to have available in all windows of the wm6.1. Is there any way to have this battery monitor program create its own dedicated place in the task bar instead of replacing other icons?

In any case, if you can reconfigure the program to replace the word "Start" on the left side of the task bar, it would be a better option.

One more thing: Can you make a CAB file of this program so that it can be easily installed and uninstalled. I have used the earlier versions of another program called Batti by David Andres. The earlier version was just an executable file like your program, and I had to load it on the startup list. Unfortunately, one when I had troubles with my Sprint Mogul (HTC PPC6800), wm6.1 would not allow me to delete it out of the startup list. Then, I had to do a hard reset to get rid of it. Therefore, I am hesitant about putting any executable files in my startup list. I prefer a CAB file to do the job of installation, and have wm6.1's removal program tool in settings to do the job of uninstalling the program should I ever need to do it. Thanks a lot for your program.

P.S. You have a cute kid, and I wish your family the best.

1) It's also weird to replace Start. The start icon is a wasted piece of realestate.

2) In WM6, in order that Ariel Batery won't replace the clock, just make the clock Always visible in windows options, and move the Ariel Battery icon to replace some other icon.

3) There are other programs that will add a new icon instead of replacing one. It's problematic when you have phone calls or notifications cause there is no enough space on the taskbar for their icons.

4) CABs are for complicated programs. Ariel battery consists only from one file. It can be uninstalled by exiting Ariel Battery and erasing it's ArielBattery.exe.

5) You can create a link to Ariel battery and put the link in the startup folder instead of putting the exe.

[GeorgRi]

Running ArielBattery 2.1 successful on:
- Himalaya (WM6.1)
- Tytn (WM6.0)

Great!
- small footprint in memory and cpu usage!!!
- no interferences and no problems

Some remarks:
1) Ariel should not listed by task managers
(was already solved in 2.1)

2) Coming into trouble with a PocketPC is caused by three things:
2a) running out of energy
2b) running out of memory
2c) exceeding WM limits

For 2a: Ariel is the perfect tool for Power Monitoring!

For 2b: In Ariel displaying overall memory usage is already included.
But it would be helpfull to differentiate between free memory usage for data and for programms.

For 2c: accordings to my experience the limit of 32 processes is causing most of the strange effects, when WM starts killing of "unused" processes for itself to keep clear of the limit.
So displaying also the numbers of currently running processes when showing the memory usage would be helpfull.

But most important: keep it small!
and have happy holidays with Your family!

[radaan]

Hi, did you think about my siggestion?

"The suggestion is, an option in the setup, to change the background according to the percentage. From 100% to 40% green, from 40% to 10% yellow, and bellow that, red. It would give the app a better look and funcionallity and i think in my ignorance that is easy to do."

[sunny127]

Hi, did you think about my siggestion?

"The suggestion is, an option in the setup, to change the background according to the percentage. From 100% to 40% green, from 40% to 10% yellow, and bellow that, red. It would give the app a better look and funcionallity and i think in my ignorance that is easy to do."

Well, after I thought of it one once again, it might be a very nice idea :)
Do you suggest to change the color inside the small battery image or the general fill color of the icon ?

[montecristo1]

Thanks sunny127,
Your app, Ariel BM 09, worked great on my mogul! I like the feature to change the colors to match my theme...

Maybe next release have an option to place the battery in the center or next to the right of Start...

Keep up the great work!!

[_fm]

keep on.. congratulations!!!

[radaan]

i was thinking inside the small battery. instead of only one background option in the setup menu, it would have three options for the background, and anyone could configure to depending on their taste.

Full Part 100% - 40% Color (user choice) ex: green
Full Part 40%- 10% Color (user choice) ex: yellow
Full Part 10% - 0% color (user choice) ex: red

give me your thoughts about it.

[Valynor]

Very good application, thank you.

One thing isn't working on my HTC Touch HD (german), though: I can't edit the "Estimated battery lifetime" value (always jumps back to 350 right away) and the estimated runtime always shows "0".

-Valynor

[myrax]

i was thinking inside the small battery. instead of only one background option in the setup menu, it would have three options for the background, and anyone could configure to depending on their taste.

Full Part 100% - 40% Color (user choice) ex: green
Full Part 40%- 10% Color (user choice) ex: yellow
Full Part 10% - 0% color (user choice) ex: red

give me your thoughts about it.

I also suggest to add this feature and it will be much more user friendly:)

anyway, I like this app a lot, thanks very much

[sunny127]

I also suggest to add this feature and it will be much more user friendly:)

anyway, I like this app a lot, thanks very much

Sounds like a nice idea.
Will add it in future version

[windowv]

Thanks !! it's very cooll!!!
ps: Your son is so cuite! :D

[Dcoz]

Seriously this is a great app. I have it running along with wisbar, after changing the colors, it goes perfectly with my theme. Just wondering though is there anyway I can allow the start menu to run instead of the stats screen? With larger fingers on a smaller phone and program icons running in your taskbar it makes it a bit hard to get to the start menu.

Thank you again for all your hard work.

[totalcmdext]

Please could you add the feature to show the Voltage values in the meter.
Some aftermarket battery is not possible to regognised from PDA and only voltage is available

[del1701]

Nice little app mate thanks ;)

[blablum]

I also think it would be great if when I click on it the start menu opens instead of the battery monitor (or to have an option for this).

Great app!

[blablum]

Also, would it be possible to somehow launch this as a service so that it does not show on task managers?

PS: Never mind, all I need to do is press hide and does what I want.

[azahidi]

Hi Sunny, great work.
"-Just put it on StartUp folder or link to it, and it will do the job!"

How do I do this ? Do I just copy the file to the \Windows\StartUp folder ?
Sorry for the nooby Q.

[mancukya]

there is a program to see the capacity batery in mah?

[sunny127]

Please could you add the feature to show the Voltage values in the meter.
Some aftermarket battery is not possible to regognised from PDA and only voltage is available

The voltage usually remains constant, and drops drastically moments before the battery is drained.

[sunny127]

Hi Sunny, great work.
"-Just put it on StartUp folder or link to it, and it will do the job!"

How do I do this ? Do I just copy the file to the \Windows\StartUp folder ?
Sorry for the nooby Q.

That's right. Just copy the file like you said.

[sunny127]

there is a program to see the capacity batery in mah?

Try "acb power meter".
http://www.dewantoro.net/2007/06/05/new-release-free-pocket-pc-software-from-acbpocketsoft/

Note that not all devices and batteries support mAh information.

[Tigrowski]

Hm.. Is there any way to completely remove the system battery icon and replace it with this (I mean, no overlaying tricks)? You know, it's quite frustrating to have half of a clock not visible while running some kind of programme because of overlaying battery icon and it'd be wonderful to make this app move the same way as the original icon does - for example disappear while having another app turned on.

[azahidi]

That's right. Just copy the file like you said.

Thanks Sunny. God bless you. Take care of the cute baby.

For the benefits of some others. this is how I did it.
1) Copy the .exe file into any folder (card is also ok). 2) Just click the file, and.. WALLLLLA... . 3) Adjust to you own liking via Settings.

To auto start on soft reset.. I used Total commander. Select the file - Create Shortcut - point it to \windows\start Up.

The beauty of this is - the batt icon stays on - on any application opened. The ori windows icon disappears on other apps except home (for M2D)

[sunny127]

Hm.. Is there any way to completely remove the system battery icon and replace it with this (I mean, no overlaying tricks)? You know, it's quite frustrating to have half of a clock not visible while running some kind of programme because of overlaying battery icon and it'd be wonderful to make this app move the same way as the original icon does - for example disappear while having another app turned on.

To remove the orig battery icon is not simple. Every device and ROM has it's own trick to do so. However, you can just set the windows settings to display the clock always, which is good, cause it's usefull to see the clock on the top taskbar at all times.
This option can be changed in windows mobile clock options.

[Jokes On You]

Hey would it be possible to have different positioning when in portrait and landscape. My device isnt standard size(240x400) and I wanted it to be in the same relative position. Great app by the way

[Tigrowski]

However, you can just set the windows settings to display the clock always, which is good, cause it's usefull to see the clock on the top taskbar at all times.
This option can be changed in windows mobile clock options.
I guess you didn't understand me. I HAVE this option on and that's the actual problem. Normally, I have Your battery positioned over the original battery icon. However, when one runs any application, this icon disappears and is replaced with mentioned above clock - but Your battery is still on its place what causes me to see only half of a clock (eg. 16:[your_battery_icon_here]). Therefore, I have to turn the on-the-bar clock off, because I can't see what time is it anyway.

[VarioIV_Alex]

I know this is a bit off topic...


But I think it would be cool if it was possible to replace the start button with the connection bars- like in this montage below.
http://home.arcor.de/filme-palast/connection.png

This would save icon space when many programs and connections are opened.

If anyone has an idea how to do this, or if it would be possible to intergrate the position of the connection bars in Ariel Battery Monitor (despite the name), I would be more than thankful...

[eazy2001x]

My problem just went away one day.. i changed nothing..

I would like to request a feature.. there seems to be 12 points

100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5 and 0

could we get individual "full part" color options for them? this will allow us to progressively go from green@ 100 to yellow maybe @ 50 and red @ 0.

let me know what you think..

[sunny127]

Hey would it be possible to have different positioning when in portrait and landscape. My device isnt standard size(240x400) and I wanted it to be in the same relative position. Great app by the way

It seems that devices with non regular resolutions begin to merge, like the HTC HD and others. In future versions I will try to start supporting non regular resolutions.

[bigdeal88]

u rock sunny! (sonny) :D

post a picture of ariel now as of now.. curious how the little boy looks like :D

[sunny127]

I guess you didn't understand me. I HAVE this option on and that's the actual problem. Normally, I have Your battery positioned over the original battery icon. However, when one runs any application, this icon disappears and is replaced with mentioned above clock - but Your battery is still on its place what causes me to see only half of a clock (eg. 16:[your_battery_icon_here]). Therefore, I have to turn the on-the-bar clock off, because I can't see what time is it anyway.

What you need to do is to make your original battery icon steady, or hide it.

[KA Kueh]

Hi Sunny127,

Thanks for the battery icon. I was using the original Kbattery but it clash with ActiveSync on my HTC Touch 3G but your version seems stable. Let me try it for a few days. I have one request, could the percentage display be placed inside(witin) the battery icon. Thanks.

[sunny127]

I know this is a bit off topic...


But I think it would be cool if it was possible to replace the start button with the connection bars- like in this montage below.
http://home.arcor.de/filme-palast/connection.png

This would save icon space when many programs and connections are opened.

If anyone has an idea how to do this, or if it would be possible to intergrate the position of the connection bars in Ariel Battery Monitor (despite the name), I would be more than thankful...

That's cool photomontage you put there :)
Main problem: Hiding the original radio icon. Have no idea how to do that.

[Valynor]

Hi!

The screen which appears when clicking the battery icon has lots of free space which could be filled with alot of useful every-day information.

What I would especially like to see is an uptime counter (time since last reboot (i.e. time since Arielbattery was started)) in days:hours:minutes:seconds format and other statistical information like that, if possible.

Thanks!

[mightyox]

Nice Battery icon but it automatically move a couple of pixels after a while if you place the Battery icon to cover something else other than the Start button.
Anyone else seeing this?

[sunny127]

Hi!

The screen which appears when clicking the battery icon has lots of free space which could be filled with alot of useful every-day information.

What I would especially like to see is an uptime counter (time since last reboot (i.e. time since Arielbattery was started)) in days:hours:minutes:seconds format and other statistical information like that, if possible.

Thanks!

That's a nice idea. Will consider it in future versions.

[azahidi]

Nice Battery icon but it automatically move a couple of pixels after a while if you place the Battery icon to cover something else other than the Start button.
Anyone else seeing this?

"Automatically" move? where? left or right?
I've been using this for quite a while now (love it). I don't see it moving but it stays where I put it (i.e. on top of the default battery icon). and it stays there even after I soft reset (even several times).

[mightyox]

Nice Battery icon but it automatically move a couple of pixels after a while if you place the Battery icon to cover something else other than the Start button.
Anyone else seeing this?

Looks like S2U2 is causing the move somehow, will disable S2U2 for a while and see what happens.

[Invisible Sense]

Hello Sunny127,

First of all, thank you for creating this fantastic program. I've been using it for some time now.

I recently brought the SE Experia and noticed the percentage doesn't read by single percent as it did on the HTC Kaiser & Diamond. The reading goes down 10% in one go like 100% 90% 80%. Is there any fix for this?

Thanks

[sunny127]

Nice Battery icon but it automatically move a couple of pixels after a while if you place the Battery icon to cover something else other than the Start button.
Anyone else seeing this?

It's not the Ariel Battery icon that moves, but the landscape behind it. Try to make all other icons to be stationary and to be always visible. If they won't move, Ariel battery will look ok.

[sunny127]

Hello Sunny127,

First of all, thank you for creating this fantastic program. I've been using it for some time now.

I recently brought the SE Experia and noticed the percentage doesn't read by single percent as it did on the HTC Kaiser & Diamond. The reading goes down 10% in one go like 100% 90% 80%. Is there any fix for this?

Thanks

This problem usually resolved by updating the battery driver for your device.

[dimmyf]

fantastic!!
congrats :)
Is there any possibility to make a future ver without the symbol '%' ?

[much116]

Greart Jobbbbb

Very small but powerful :D

Thanks

[sunny127]

Hi!

The screen which appears when clicking the battery icon has lots of free space which could be filled with alot of useful every-day information.

What I would especially like to see is an uptime counter (time since last reboot (i.e. time since Arielbattery was started)) in days:hours:minutes:seconds format and other statistical information like that, if possible.

Thanks!

Time since boot is a great idea. I just have to think of a way to find it out. Will try to include it in the nearest version.:)

[MrLAG]

The software is nice and simple! Thx, using it now. But I do have a question:
Estimated battery lifetime <- where should I look for this? You know right now it says by default and a bit inacurate - shows 82% while system indicator shows more (from the other side it uses 10 blocks for this, not the plain numbers).

It does not show remaining time - any fix?

What would be settings for default accumulator coming with diamond and for 3000MAh accumulator (want to buy one)

[Valynor]

Time since boot is a great idea. I just have to think of a way to find it out. Will try to include it in the nearest version.:)

Glad you like my idea. :) I would suggest just getting the system time when arielbattery starts up. Store this in RAM somewhere and write a function to compare the actual system time to the stored value. Update display every 500ms or so. Should be precise enough. :-)

[sunny127]

Glad you like my idea. :) I would suggest just getting the system time when arielbattery starts up. Store this in RAM somewhere and write a function to compare the actual system time to the stored value. Update display every 500ms or so. Should be precise enough. :-)

Just found the API call to find out the time since system boot ( Called GetTickCount ).
The funny thing is that it fails if the mobile device wasn't restarted for 49.7 days. I guess Microsoft never imagined their operating sytems will run that long :) LOL . I reboot mine automatically every night.

[mobilecriss]

Thank you for this wonderful app! :)

It's much more relevant than the standard battery indicator which only has 4 blocks.

[sunny127]

Thank you for this wonderful app! :)

It's much more relevant than the standard battery indicator which only has 4 blocks.

Yea... The 4 blocks are not enough. I wonder if they do it on purpose to make people talk more on their phones, or surf the net more.
I'm sure people talk less when they see the battery drop percent by percent ...
That's it! Ariel battery is GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!!
Maybe I should add it as a slogan!

[nu6918]

:D Big thanks..

[Valynor]

Just found the API call to find out the time since system boot ( Called GetTickCount ).
The funny thing is that it fails if the mobile device wasn't restarted for 49.7 days. I guess Microsoft never imagined their operating sytems will run that long :) LOL . I reboot mine automatically every night.

I think we can definitely rule out any problems with the 49.7-days-limit. ;-) I doubt Windows Mobile would run this long even when the PPC is left completely untouched for the whole time. :D

-Valynor

[hyde0429]

broken on the blackjack II. exe states missing components. no touch screen on bj2, so need an update for non-touch phones.

[sunny127]

broken on the blackjack II. exe states missing components. no touch screen on bj2, so need an update for non-touch phones.

Ariel Battery is intended to run only on PocketPC touch screen devices.

[SpiggyTopes]

Just what I have been looking for - many thanks.

[mancukya]

Try "acb power meter".
http://www.dewantoro.net/2007/06/05/new-release-free-pocket-pc-software-from-acbpocketsoft/

Note that not all devices and batteries support mAh information.

Thanks for this

[hurzwa]

Hi,

is it possible to place ArielBattery over the Start Menu Button and to open the start menu as usual when tapping on Ariel Battery?

[6800]

Just threw it on....Thanks a bunch, works like a charm.

[KA Kueh]

Dear all,

I love the ArielBattery but on my new HTC Touch 3g (Jade 100) the battery icon and percentage would not change (i mean it does not reduce even with prolong usage) and not even the built-in battery indicator would change. It would only show the change if I do a soft reset. If I do not run the ArielBattery after a soft-reset but use the internal "System Info" battery indicator then it would show the correct battery percentage.

Any ideas on what could be happening? For your information, I even did a Hard Reset but the same problem still persists. Thanks.

Regards,
Kueh.

[sunny127]

Dear all,

I love the ArielBattery but on my new HTC Touch 3g (Jade 100) the battery icon and percentage would not change (i mean it does not reduce even with prolong usage) and not even the built-in battery indicator would change. It would only show the change if I do a soft reset. If I do not run the ArielBattery after a soft-reset but use the internal "System Info" battery indicator then it would show the correct battery percentage.

Any ideas on what could be happening? For your information, I even did a Hard Reset but the same problem still persists. Thanks.

Regards,
Kueh.

Interesting indeed.
If ArielBattery is not running, the default battery indicator shows the correct battery level during runtime ? Do other battery meter programs able to read the correct percentage?

[KA Kueh]

Hi,

No once the ArielBattery is running all built-in battery indicator would also stop working. So far without the ArielBattery working the built-in battery indicator is working correctly. FYI, I do not have any other battery meter program installed. I did a hard-reset just to make sure that non of the third party programs do conflict with the OS.

Interesting indeed.
If ArielBattery is not running, the default battery indicator shows the correct battery level during runtime ? Do other battery meter programs able to read the correct percentage?

[rb1953]

Great app on my HTC Diamond in combination with the new Pontui 2 shell.
Thanks a LOT!!! :)

[ottokrat]

Hi!

I love this battery monitor; it's just what I've been looking for! My iPAQ 910 has such little screen real-estate that I don't want to give up a whole today line just for a battery percentage feature the way the other utilities that show percentage do it! Plus, with this one, I can see the percentage in any program I'm running! Really cool!

I really like the percentage feature. I had a suggestion for those of us that are having a harder time every year with reading small text. Maybe the monitor could have an option to display percentage in a larger font. For me, I'd be willing to give up the battery icon. (Also, to keep the total size more consistent with just larger text, when it gets to full, it could just say '100' or maybe 'MAX' instead of '100%', so it stays 3 characters.)

Thanks in any case!

Erik

[sunny127]

Hi!

I love this battery monitor; it's just what I've been looking for! My iPAQ 910 has such little screen real-estate that I don't want to give up a whole today line just for a battery percentage feature the way the other utilities that show percentage do it! Plus, with this one, I can see the percentage in any program I'm running! Really cool!

I really like the percentage feature. I had a suggestion for those of us that are having a harder time every year with reading small text. Maybe the monitor could have an option to display percentage in a larger font. For me, I'd be willing to give up the battery icon. (Also, to keep the total size more consistent with just larger text, when it gets to full, it could just say '100' or maybe 'MAX' instead of '100%', so it stays 3 characters.)

Thanks in any case!

Erik

Since most of Ariel Battery users ain't getting any younger, this is a very good idea. I guess I could remove the percentage sign, and put the number in the battery drawing, wich will be twice as big. Will try to include it in the nearest version. This feature has been asked for several times here. Guess it's time to add it.

[catandtom]

Tks for your app!

anyway, sometimes it "disapears" without any reason. Im using Eten DX900.

Can you help?

[allelimo]

Ariel Battery is based on an open source project called kbattery1.0.3 which can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kbattery/

All you should do is find the DC of the taskbar, and create a window as it's child. Then, it will be redrawn every time the relevant part in the taskbar is.
So, where is Ariel Battery source code? ;)

[sunny127]

Tks for your app!

anyway, sometimes it "disapears" without any reason. Im using Eten DX900.

Can you help?

Maybe you click "Close all programs" in some task manager or something, and later on notice that Ariel battery is has disappeared? :)

[catandtom]

Maybe you click "Close all programs" in some task manager or something, and later on notice that Ariel battery is has disappeared? :)

No, i did nothing.

Have tried several times. I activated Ariel Battery and wait ONLY, then it still shut down.

(Sorry for my english :D)

[sunny127]

No, i did nothing.

Have tried several times. I activated Ariel Battery and wait ONLY, then it still shut down.

(Sorry for my english :D)

This is the first time someone comes up with this kind of issue.
1) Try changing the 'Fill' mode in ariel battery settings to 'WM5' or 'Custom'
2) Try moving the Ariel Battery icon to a different position
3) Try using older versions and see if the issue persists.
4) Check if Ariel Battery is residing in task manger as a thread after it gets closed.
5) Go over your installed apps, and search for a program that might interfere with the upper Taskbar.

[sunny127]

Ariel Battery has a new admirer. My wife!
I finally talked her into getting an HTC TOUCH instead of a regular phone.
She says she wouldn't know what she would've done without the proggie :)
Another satisfied customer :)

[otromen02]

Hi,

Can I request for a feature to select for Ariel Battery to be shown only on Today ?

This is because i'm having trouble aligning the Ariel Battery, If i put it in the middle, say between the clock and signal icon, then when the clock stuck 10.00 am/pm, it will overlap each other. Unless I put it to the right most, but that would cover the X button, but if it's only on today, then no harm done.

Great apps. I'm a big fan.

[sunny127]

Hi,

Can I request for a feature to select for Ariel Battery to be shown only on Today ?

This is because i'm having trouble aligning the Ariel Battery, If i put it in the middle, say between the clock and signal icon, then when the clock stuck 10.00 am/pm, it will overlap each other. Unless I put it to the right most, but that would cover the X button, but if it's only on today, then no harm done.

Great apps. I'm a big fan.

If you need a Today screen battery meter, try BatteryStatus program.
Anyhow, why not put Ariel Battery left most, to cover the Start button icon?
The main disadvantage of Today screen monitors is that they are not visible during s phone call or when some other program is opened, while taskbar programs are visible almost at all times.

[tmz]

Ariel Battery has a new admirer. My wife!
I finally talked her into getting an HTC TOUCH instead of a regular phone.
She says she wouldn't know what she would've done without the proggie :)
Another satisfied customer :)

That's so cool, and you to .. great program !

Thanks T M Z

[johnfoam]

Great work! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

[mohen]

1st of all, i love this software !
can u please make it cover the windows symbol, since i can see the windows glimpse from there

[sunny127]

1st of all, i love this software !
can u please make it cover the windows symbol, since i can see the windows glimpse from there

Can you send a screenshot ?
Is moving the icon left or right in the settings doesn't help?

[rb1953]

Great app!
Just installed it again using Pontui Home 2.
Thanks a lot.
My HTC Diamond looks great again. :)

[elgar]

This is a very nice program. Thank you very much! Is it possible to add a memory gauge as well?

[Valynor]

Any updates coming soon? *hopeful look*

Another idea for a future version: Add the option to play a user-defined soundfile when the battery reaches 100% while loading!

-Valynor

[cPT.cAPSLOCK]

Sounds promising!

it's QVGA compatible i assume?

[FatBoyExtraordinaire]

Sounds promising!

it's QVGA compatible i assume?

It sure is.

[bajok!]

Yo sonny, thanks for sharing your apps. Very neatly done. Installed on WM6.5 ROM and looks great!

[piratepete]

Thanks. Excellent little app. lite the color config (no matter if u r color blind or not.) thanks again m8. keep it up.

James
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::c ool::cool:

[laloi]

Hy, a lot of thanks for this application ! (No problem with my HTC Touch HD)

I have a suggestion : I would like to open the start menu when I click on the icon (instead of showing Device Memory) is it possible to implement, plz ?

[MRTRIPOD]

The only problems I have is:

1. The MENU does not have a scroll bar, so I cannot change menu settings on my phone 320 x 320 screen. :( Could you add a scroll bar to the menu page?

2. The text under the battery is cut off about 10% for some reason.

Is there a way to change either the text size OR the vertical position of the indicator?

Thanks and GREAT PROGRAM!

[fuuuup]

Does the application report battery life in 1% increments or some other increment?

[NotLutzik]

Does the application report battery life in 1% increments or some other increment?

It will show 1% if you have driver for it.

[iKelvin]

Hi. Does not display well on 320x320 device. Only able to see 3/4 of percentage numbers as bottom of numbers are cut off - font size looks too big. Is it possible to add option for font size and/or ability to reposition up/down?

[MRTRIPOD]

Hi. Does not display well on 320x320 device. Only able to see 3/4 of percentage numbers as bottom of numbers are cut off - font size looks too big. Is it possible to add option for font size and/or ability to reposition up/down?

bump PLEASE

[u.b.o.o.t]

Your tool is nice, but using SKTools to monitor CPU usage, Batti 2.4 proved to be less cpu consuming (shows 0.00% all the time whereas Ariel Battery Monitor 2009 v2.1 has spikes up to 2.00%):

http://code.google.com/p/batti/

I'm running a FSC Loox 718, WM2003, 520MHz PXA272

[MRTRIPOD]

can you please give this 320x320 menu support (add a scroll bar?).

Also, can you add a vertical height adjustment.

THANKS

[assbest777]

The download is at the buttom of the first thread at the first page... In any case, here is the direct link to it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70372&d=1202899803

Hello Frends !!! I am Rasha Piple ,Wo The sait??Whot The Continent, shtat?

[limestone]

Hi:

I have this problem where the background of the ariel battery is not refreshed when being launched in startup folder, thus causing the "windows mobile 6.1" lime green screen to get stuck behind ariel battery, making the background lime green as well. can you fix it?

[dhatch93]

Hello-
I really like this app! Thank you for making it. I was wondering what the "background" color does. No matter what color I put there I don't notice any change. It seems to take whatever the default start bar color is for the background. I was on a dark blue skin and just changed to green, but the square area for this app is still dark blue. And I also have the problem limestone just mentioned - if I enter my PIN & SIM code too quickly after a reboot, this app takes the bright green WM6.1 for the background even if I have a blue skin. So I'm not sure if the "background" color isn't working. I'm running v2.1 so I have the latest version installed. Thanks for checking into this. :)

[sunny127]

Hello-
I really like this app! Thank you for making it. I was wondering what the "background" color does. No matter what color I put there I don't notice any change. It seems to take whatever the default start bar color is for the background. I was on a dark blue skin and just changed to green, but the square area for this app is still dark blue. And I also have the problem limestone just mentioned - if I enter my PIN & SIM code too quickly after a reboot, this app takes the bright green WM6.1 for the background even if I have a blue skin. So I'm not sure if the "background" color isn't working. I'm running v2.1 so I have the latest version installed. Thanks for checking into this. :)

In "Fill" option choose "custom", to enable custom fill.:cool:

[dhatch93]

In "Fill" option choose "custom", to enable custom fill.:cool:

Ah - didn't know what that was for. Thanks!! :) :)

[sonojo007]

Your tool is nice, but using SKTools to monitor CPU usage, Batti 2.4 proved to be less cpu consuming (shows 0.00% all the time whereas Ariel Battery Monitor 2009 v2.1 has spikes up to 2.00%):

http://code.google.com/p/batti/

I'm running a FSC Loox 718, WM2003, 520MHz PXA272


I installed batti 2.4 in my Omnia wm6.5 624mhz and sktools monitor shows up to 11.3 cpu consuming and ariel battery 1.7

[MRTRIPOD]

How do I fix this cut off issue?

[sunny127]

How do I fix this cut off issue?

Ariel Battery does not currently support square screens ....

[MRTRIPOD]

Ariel Battery does not currently support square screens ....

TY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rstyle98]

I have an important request. This is a really great little application. I am using a Samsung Saga, and as many owners of newer Samsung devices have found, they use a different means for reporting battery life which renders ALL 3rd party tools (including yours) inaccurate.

I have found what I believe is the registry value their built in tools reports, but lack the programming skill to write an app that read it. Would it be possible to easily modify your app to read from the following key based on some option setting?

HKLM\System\State\Hardware\MITs\BatteryPercentage.

If this were do-able you would make A LOT of Samsung device owners happy!!!

Thanks!!

[joyride76]

Ariel crash or it's closed after "sleep or may be stanby"

I don't know how to approch the problem, If I leave the mobile sometimes when I press the hw button to resume Ariel is not present anymore...
I've checked with task manager and the process isn't running.

Any suggestion?

Stefano

after a while I've tried batti but I've the same problem :confused:

[MRTRIPOD]

bump 320 x 320 support!

[sunny127]

I have an important request. This is a really great little application. I am using a Samsung Saga, and as many owners of newer Samsung devices have found, they use a different means for reporting battery life which renders ALL 3rd party tools (including yours) inaccurate.

I have found what I believe is the registry value their built in tools reports, but lack the programming skill to write an app that read it. Would it be possible to easily modify your app to read from the following key based on some option setting?

HKLM\System\State\Hardware\MITs\BatteryPercentage.

If this were do-able you would make A LOT of Samsung device owners happy!!!

Thanks!!

It's not too difficult to alter Ariel Battery to read the battery percentage from the registry, but I find it hard to belive that the value found in the registry will be more accurate than the API functionused to read battery power.
What exactly do you mean by inacurate ?

[fedal]

Congrats on the bundle of joy, and thank you for the release. Color customization will make this awesome.

Good work!

agree with you!!!
Thanks

[sunny127]

Ariel crash or it's closed after "sleep or may be stanby"

I don't know how to approch the problem, If I leave the mobile sometimes when I press the hw button to resume Ariel is not present anymore...
I've checked with task manager and the process isn't running.

Any suggestion?

Stefano

after a while I've tried batti but I've the same problem :confused:

Could it be that the system restarts itself and by that closes all running programs?
Did you put Ariel battery in the startup folder?
What kind of a device you have?

[defry]

you're pitcure is so funy like your child

[IceGothic]

When the OS theme is changed, the back color of ArielBattery is'nt! Can it be fixed?

[dhatch93]

When the OS theme is changed, the back color of ArielBattery is'nt! Can it be fixed?

This was already answered (because I had the same issue & didn't know how to change it). When you go into setup, the line under "Estimated battery lifetime" says "Fill" - choose the 'Custom' radio button. That will allow the 'Background' color to be applied. :)

[Rstyle98]

It's not too difficult to alter Ariel Battery to read the battery percentage from the registry, but I find it hard to belive that the value found in the registry will be more accurate than the API functionused to read battery power.
What exactly do you mean by inacurate ?

The value exposed by the API is literally incorrect. Not sure why, but Samsung did something to end run around the normal Windows method. There are a couple different forums that touch on this subject (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49435) but the bottom line is any battery meter app is way off from what Samsung's built in today app or power control panel page indicate.

But really, if you could do this it would ABSOLUTELY ROCK.

[orgshooter]

@sunny127:

can you show in a new version the current power consumption in your program when i doubleclick the button?

wbr
Orgshooter

[myrax]

May I know when the new version will be released as well?

[mk3]

very cool program, thanks! :D

[geoponer]

It looks really neat and it already replaced the SEX1 Battery Enhancer I was using on my Polaris!

Thank you man!

[ishanISCOOOL]

Great app!!
thanks:D

[ishanISCOOOL]

In WM 6.5 it runs gr8 the only glitch is that when u change the screen it takes time to adjust the background, can you please fix it in the new version:p

[Rstyle98]

Any progress on the change to read from that registry key?

[rb1953]

Hi,
I installed Ariel on my HTC Diamond.
When I try to change colours, the screen is much to big for my display.
And I cant move it to the right or left, so I can confirm the colour I choose.
Please help??

[sunny127]

The value exposed by the API is literally incorrect. Not sure why, but Samsung did something to end run around the normal Windows method. There are a couple different forums that touch on this subject (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49435) but the bottom line is any battery meter app is way off from what Samsung's built in today app or power control panel page indicate.

But really, if you could do this it would ABSOLUTELY ROCK.

According to what I’ve read in the forums, the battery value exposed to the WM API is always 10% more than the actual battery.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this difference is consistent, I guess one could live with that problem.

[sunny127]

@sunny127:

can you show in a new version the current power consumption in your program when i doubleclick the button?

wbr
Orgshooter

Power consumtion ( mA ) is not supported by many devices, including my XDA II :eek:

Therefore try using other power consumption monitoring proggies.

[sunny127]

In WM 6.5 it runs gr8 the only glitch is that when u change the screen it takes time to adjust the background, can you please fix it in the new version:p

Ariel battery is pretty much a hack to the operating system, alowing to draw where can't be drawn.
Sometimes, there is a delay in background color detection mechanism.
I couldn't find a resolution for this one yet.

If it bothers you, just set a user defined background color in Ariel Battery's settings.

[sunny127]

Hi,
I installed Ariel on my HTC Diamond.
When I try to change colours, the screen is much to big for my display.
And I cant move it to the right or left, so I can confirm the colour I choose.
Please help??

You try to edit Ariel Battery colors in the registry.

[Rstyle98]

According to what I’ve read in the forums, the battery value exposed to the WM API is always 10% more than the actual battery.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this difference is consistent, I guess one could live with that problem.

I can tell you from experience that that isn't the case. it is not simply 10% off. I am at 86% according to the reading in HKLM\system\State\hardware\MITs\BatteryPercentage, but any third party battery app I am using (including Ariel) still reports 100%.

[Sisqo]

can you replace the x from the right top (to close the app) with "ok"? and leave the quit option only from the menu...because i keep closing the app by mistake, and i don't think i'm the only one:)

[jcmm]

This is Ariel Battery Monitor v2.1 2009 Official site


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/605/arielbatterymonitor1.jpg

Short description:
-Ariel taskbar battery charge monitor/indicator/gauge/meter replaces the "Start" button Icon at the taskbar with battery info icon.
It is a freeware and will remain so.

Installation:
Just delete the old ArielBatteryX.exe if present and copy the new one.

Main features:
-Makes good use of the unused space of the "Start" button icon.
-Battery power is always visible, because it is on the taskbar.
-Very low CPU consumption (Only about 0.001% !!! Much less than any other battery monitoring program !!!)
-Tiny memory usage, Much smaller than kBattery, pBar, magicbutton, batmon or xbutton.
-Just put it on StartUp folder or link to it, and it will do the job!
-WM2003, WM2005 (WM5) , WM6 .
-Full control of all displayed colors.
-The gauge can be moved to replace any icon on the taskbar
-Landscape mode is supported
-VGA screens are supported ( Drag the "pick color" window by it's title to see it all )
-HTC Diamond supported
-HTC Touch HD supported ( Some small graphic representation issues of free space in memory cards , that will be fixed). Please tell me if you have any problems.
-Compatible with QuickMenu ( Just go to QuickMenu options and check "Replace system's start-menu" checkbox ).

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9923/dmndlinewy9.jpg


What's new in version 2.1 :
-Ariel Battery Icon can now be alligned to both right and left, to support people who frequently change from portrait mode to landscape, and chose to put the icon on top of some other icon, and not the start icon.
-Performance improvement

What's new in version 2.0 :
-WM6 gradient color compatibility
-Full control of all displayed colors

*If you can, please comment if you like the proggie ;-) Thanks


Hi,

Very good application, possibly the most functional, and the least resource consumption of the CPU. How often recycled consumption values this application?.

Greetings,

[sunny127]

It finally happened.
My XDA II Himalaya got broken.
The USB connector has broke off, and I somehow destroyed the device's Radio and Bluetooth functionality while trying welding the connector back :(
I’m going out of town today to buy another used Himalaya.
Everybody tell me to get a new device like HTC Touch HD, but I am so used to my Himalaya ( from 2003 ) that I don’t want anything else :)
Wish me luck :D

[jcmm]

It finally happened.
My XDA II Himalaya got broken.
The USB connector has broke off, and I somehow destroyed the device's Radio and Bluetooth functionality while trying welding the connector back :(
I’m going out of town today to buy another used Himalaya.
Everybody tell me to get a new device like HTC Touch HD, but I am so used to my Himalaya ( from 2003 ) that I don’t want anything else :)
Wish me luck :D


Hi,

I hope you have luck with the purchase of the new device, and we can continue to offer new versions increasingly optimized implementation of this excellent "Ariel Battery".

Greetings,

[sumitkr1037]

I am using HTC TD (Old version). In the home screen there used to be battery meter next to volume meter. However, for past a few days the battery meter has been replaced by time. When I touch the time then a pop up appears showing the battery level. I want to get my battery meter back to the same place. Even when I put the cell to charge the battery meter does not appear.

http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/media/blogs/tracyandmatts_blog/home.jpg

In this image as you can see the charging meter (Batter meter) is there, however the meter has been replaced by the time. Even I have disabled to display the clock to show on the title bar in all programs does not bring back the battery meter. Please help me on this. If it is something to do with settings, please advise. I would not prefer to install any software (like additional clock software etc.) however if there is a patch for the same please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

[sunny127]

1) You can use Ariel Batter meter to replace the start icon
2) To play with time/battery display, try using SKTools. It can configure options for time display.

[sumitkr1037]

1) You can use Ariel Batter meter to replace the start icon
2) To play with time/battery display, try using SKTools. It can configure options for time display.
Can any one let me know how to configure using SKTools?

[sunny127]

Can any one let me know how to configure using SKTools?

In SKTools, goto "Tune Up" category -> "System" tab -> "Date and Time on Topbar"

[drgopoos]

I have a suggestion : I would like to open the start menu when I click on the icon (instead of showing Device Memory) is it possible to implement, plz ?

Has any one found a way to do this ?:)

[formoto]

I have been looking all over a just this kind of app. I copied the exe. file to my storage card. But I am unable to get the program to work. Would you please help me. I am using a Moto q9c. What do I need to make this work. Thank you so much.Very new to this sort of thing, but willing to learn.

[sunny127]

I have been looking all over a just this kind of app. I copied the exe. file to my storage card. But I am unable to get the program to work. Would you please help me. I am using a Moto q9c. What do I need to make this work. Thank you so much.Very new to this sort of thing, but willing to learn.

Ariel battery works on touch screen devices only.

[MRTRIPOD]

Ariel battery works on touch screen devices only.

are you working on any planned updates?

[sunny127]

are you working on any planned updates?

There are no enough non touchscreen users to make Ariel battery support such kind of phone.

[drgopoos]

Is there a way to click on the icon and take me to another link, like start menu or open another application , instead of going to the setting option ?

[MRTRIPOD]

There are no enough non touchscreen users to make Ariel battery support such kind of phone.

I meant updates to better support 320 x 320 or an option to adjust the size of the battery or font size so it doesn't cut off of my Treo Pro.

[Rstyle98]

Any chance Ariel will support Samsung devices using that registry value I mentioned earlier?

[umeetbabu]

thanks a lot
http://www.imageurlhost.com/images/s5ta2efoeeaspoyrw1qi_thumb.jpg (http://www.imageurlhost.com/viewer.php?file=s5ta2efoeeaspoyrw1qi.jpg)

[XxDrAg0nxX]

On my omnia 2 it seems a tiny little bit higher than it should :(

Is it possible to manually adjust the Y axis (up/down) position? :)

[Dribbly]

Hi Sunny,

I just joined xda-developers because Ariel looked exactly like what Ihave been wanting for my PDA, and I'm not disappointed! Thank you so much for developing it, and for sharing the cute pics of it's namesake!

Keep up the good work,

Dribbly

[solox]

It's very nice, but it ends up covering some other icon.

WISH: Make it a "real" icon, that autochange place according to other icons, not a "skin". I believe this can be done, have seen other programs have custom icons.

[Mozolemirach]

thanks for the app

[ingridseynhaeve]

Hi arashmordad,

Oh It's great. I have it. I watched it many times(about 8 times).
Currently, I am working from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. So, i haven't time to search for Iranian movies.
If you have any link to download it, please give the list.
Have you any other free site link from which I can get Iranian actress photos?

Hope, you will reply. :)

[ingridseynhaeve]

Hi sunny127,

Hey congratulation.
You have done extremely good work.
Your son is looking so sweet. I have seen your battery monitor's features and they are so useful to everyone.
I will definitely put it into my menu space. :)

[yatinpurohit]

Super utility! Good use of screen real estate. Excatly what I was looking for as battery meter dissappeared after I enabled clock on taskbar and this app makes it possible to feature both.

[DancinDirk]

I like it but I can't see the whole setting screen. Any Help?

[arnelm2002]

On my omnia 2 it seems a tiny little bit higher than it should :(

Is it possible to manually adjust the Y axis (up/down) position? :)

yes, same here,any tweak to move it up a little??

[UncleLore]

Works great on my device, thank you.

[nitin_ko]

its an exe file and when I perform a soft reset , the programme tends to get closed.

then again i need to search for the file and click it to make it work.

how to make the Battery monitor stay permanently on my cell. ????

[drgopoos]

its an exe file and when I perform a soft reset , the programme tends to get closed.

then again i need to search for the file and click it to make it work.

how to make the Battery monitor stay permanently on my cell. ????


copy to windows/startup folder.

[nitin_ko]

yup, it worked
thanks

[drgopoos]

Is there any plans to bring compatibility to the new WM 6.5 ?
The new task bar is smaller and part of the icon is getting cut off in wm6.5

[sasiskas]

every time I'm trying to launch it I get this Alert:

"Can't find 'Ariel Battery2.1' (or one of its components).Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all the required libraries are available. "

Im using WM 6.1 on htc s740 (rose) non-touch screen


any help anyone?

[Biker1]

I just saw this thread.
Nice dedication to your cute little guy :)
You gotta get him a little
t shirt to advertise lol!
For the past year, I have been using the discontinued app, "batt2.4." Works really nicely.
I was thinking to also download your app. Any conflicts with batti 2.4 or would it have to replace batti?
Any advantages of one over the other?

[jcmm]

I just saw this thread.
Nice dedication to your cute little guy :)
You gotta get him a little
t shirt to advertise lol!
For the past year, I have been using the discontinued app, "batt2.4." Works really nicely.
I was thinking to also download your app. Any conflicts with batti 2.4 or would it have to replace batti?
Any advantages of one over the other?

Hi,

Batti consumes more resources and battery Ariel Battery.

I'm also testing "iss Battery Monitor" (http://www.implicitsoftware.com/mobile_battery.html), very interesting.

Greetings,

[Biker1]

Hi,

Batti consumes more resources and battery Ariel Battery.

I'm also testing "iss Battery Monitor" (http://www.implicitsoftware.com/mobile_battery.html), very interesting.

Greetings,

Thanks for your reply.
Much appreciated.
I notice Ariel would give me a digital readout of the battery power management while batti gives me a linear readout.
S2U2 also gives me a digital readout when my device is locked.
I also downloaded the 1% battery power increment cab by nuerom a few months ago.
Batti 2.4 looks nice though along the top :)
Btw, there is a charge of $5.95 for the application (iss battery manager) that you posted in your link.
Ariel is freeware, and seems to offer at least as many options as the payware.
batti 2.4 is also freeware.
I figured I would point that out, as that may be a consideration for some :)

[erickjr_88]

Hey thanks for this app! It works extremely well! I like it! :)

[kasim1]

Is there any plans to bring compatibility to the new WM 6.5 ?
The new task bar is smaller and part of the icon is getting cut off in wm6.5

Yeah,
any considerations for 6.5?

Can't wait

[Cricri]

I won't admit that Ariel Battery is not a nice app, but I think that credits are not going where they are due.
1 - Ariel Battery is very heavily based on KBattery. The vast majority of the code was written by Kuchin, and if he got the credits he deserves, the original project might still be alive.
2 - As pointed by Allelimo in post 317 (conveniently ignored), since this is based on an open source project, the source code should be made available as per the licence.
3 - I cannot see how Ariel Battery is lighter on resources than KBattery, or is it simply because some of the options of KBattery are gone? For instance, KBattery can display both time and battery, thus overlay time+battery on the standard time, and retain more screen estate (which is why I keep on using KBattery myself).

To conclude, some good work from sunny127, but let us remind that the bulk of the work (and thus credits) should go to Kuchin for making KBattery available as open source in the first place, and that as a result the source code for Ariel Battery should be made available (not that I want the source code myself, but because that's what drives the philosophy behind open source, and why Kuchin was kind enough to publish is project on SourceForge in the first place).

I'm sure that my post is going to be largely ignored, censored or even deleted, but deontologically, I had to point this out.

[Cricri]

I was really curious about the resources claims, so tried KBattery v1.0.3 and Ariel Battery v2.1 in turn, both running from my memory card, with nothing else running except for FdcSoft Task Manager v3.1 to check resources consumption:

Ariel Battery v2.1, all default options:
CPU used=0.3% to 1.3%, memory used=11KB

KBattery v1.0.3, default options, except displaying both battery AND time instead of just battery:
CPU used=0.1% to 0.3%, memory used=1KB

These results don't concur with sunny127 claims. These results are on a Toshiba e800 running WM2003SE, so your experience may vary. Another reason for me to stick to the original KBattery, albeit that's only me and everyone is free to use whatever they see fit.

[drgopoos]

I won't admit that Ariel Battery is not a nice app, but I think that credits are not going where they are due.
1 - source code for Ariel Battery should be made available (not that I want the source code myself, but because that's what drives the philosophy behind open source, and why Kuchin was kind enough to publish is project on SourceForge in the first place).

I'm sure that my post is going to be largely ignored, censored or even deleted, but deontologically, I had to point this out.

Thanks for throwing light

[Biker1]

I was really curious about the resources claims, so tried KBattery v1.0.3 and Ariel Battery v2.1 in turn, both running from my memory card, with nothing else running except for FdcSoft Task Manager v3.1 to check resources consumption:

Ariel Battery v2.1, all default options:
CPU used=0.3% to 1.3%, memory used=11KB

KBattery v1.0.3, default options, except displaying both battery AND time instead of just battery:
CPU used=0.1% to 0.3%, memory used=1KB

These results don't concur with sunny127 claims. These results are on a Toshiba e800 running WM2003SE, so your experience may vary. Another reason for me to stick to the original KBattery, albeit that's only me and everyone is free to use whatever they see fit.

KBattery is using less CPU and less memory, even though it is displaying battery AND time, compared to Ariel. Impressive.

[MRTRIPOD]

whwere can I get kbattery?

[drgopoos]

None of these fit well with the wm6.5.1 task bar. They get cutoff partially

[vasy48]

I am sorry - I am new to this. how do I install this? I extractedthe .exe file and what do I do next? Thank you.

[drgopoos]

I am sorry - I am new to this. how do I install this? I extractedthe .exe file and what do I do next? Thank you.

put the exe file in ur phone and run it.

If u want autostart after soft reset. Make a copy and put it in windows/startup folder

have fun

[-B1g-]

Thank you so much :)

[bmw2320]

whwere can I get kbattery?

Get it here. I've tried Ariel battery & kbattery on my Kaiser with WM6.5 and so far I vote for kbattery.
Btw, does anyone know what is the use of registry file on the kbattery zip file? Thx b4

[bigbelly]

Get it here. I've tried Ariel battery & kbattery on my Kaiser with WM6.5 and so far I vote for kbattery.
Btw, does anyone know what is the use of registry file on the kbattery zip file? Thx b4

The registry file is the location of the configuration settings.

[Tanker Bob]

Get it here. I've tried Ariel battery & kbattery on my Kaiser with WM6.5 and so far I vote for kbattery.
Btw, does anyone know what is the use of registry file on the kbattery zip file? Thx b4

I tried them both. Ended up sticking with kbattery. I used its setup screen to size the icon to fit perfectly over the time display on my Tilt 2 w/WM 6.5. kbattery is an excellent companion to the 1%-increment battery display modification at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527006.

[Tanker Bob]

I was really curious about the resources claims, so tried KBattery v1.0.3 and Ariel Battery v2.1 in turn, both running from my memory card, with nothing else running except for FdcSoft Task Manager v3.1 to check resources consumption:

Ariel Battery v2.1, all default options:
CPU used=0.3% to 1.3%, memory used=11KB

KBattery v1.0.3, default options, except displaying both battery AND time instead of just battery:
CPU used=0.1% to 0.3%, memory used=1KB

These results don't concur with sunny127 claims. These results are on a Toshiba e800 running WM2003SE, so your experience may vary. Another reason for me to stick to the original KBattery, albeit that's only me and everyone is free to use whatever they see fit.

My testing showed somewhat different results for kbattery 1.1.9.13. I used the CPU Usage function of SKTools 4.4.7.12. It shows kbattery 1.1.9.13 consistently at 0.4, jumping to 1.1 regularly. Ariel Battery Monitor, OTOH, bounces between 0.1 and 0.0, very occasionally jumping to 1.7 for just one refresh cycle. It jumps at a time when other processes are also jumping. In kbattery 1.1.9.13, there's no way to turn off the clock to see if that makes a difference. So I tried kbattery 1.03. It sits at 1.7% CPU for a long time, then jumps to 2.3% and stays there for a while, then down to 1.7 for a while, etc. Ouch.

Overall, Ariel Battery Monitor takes a bit more memory, but far less CPU time on the average than either kbattery 1.03 or 1.1.9.13. I'm sticking with Ariel for now.

For an additional reference, VistaHide Battery Gauge sits at 0.

Late update: I've settled on Batti 2.4. It works fine, has the nice bar like VistaHide, but also has info screens available on tapping it. That's what I was seeking for my Tilt 2. CPU usage sits a 0, and the RAM footprint is small.

[Cricri]

As I said, my results were for my Toshiba e800 which runs WM2003SE. Since Ariel Battery is advertised as being WM5/6 compatible, maybe later machines are better off with Ariel Battery (I cannot test this hypothesis).
It is also possible to switch to a battery icon only in the settings, but since I overlay KBattery on the original time, I prefer to stick to battery+time myself, which is another reason for me to use KBattery instead of Ariel Battery which surprisingly has this option removed.
I don't have SKTools (it's not freeware IIRC), but checking again in TaskMgr, and to be more precise, KBattery uses 0.09% most of the time, with peaks at 0.18 % 0.27% on my machine. Surprisingly, now KBattery seems to be using 9KB, even after a soft reset. I tried displaying battery only, and this has no effect on memory and CPU usage.
My only gripe is that I try to overlay perfectly the icon over the time, but depending on the current time, KBattery's icon seem to move slightly, meaning that alignment is not consistently covering the original time. I'm going to try the battery only icon, and see if alignment changes with that.

*EDIT* BTW, I'm using the latest official release v1.0.3, I might try v1.1.9.13.
*EDIT2* No wonder, v1.1.9.13 is bloated with a contextual menu making the executable twice as large, and the date in the contextual menu is russian anyway. Back to good old v1.0.3 for me, I'll stick with the original!

[Bloodgod]

nice app i'm going to try it now.

[Fingaluna]

Note that this works well on the AT&T Tilt2.
I am also using the 1% battery increment driver (EU Version) available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527006 and ArielBattery works nicely with this.
Nice app. Cute kid.
:D

[aufche]

Get it here. I've tried Ariel battery & kbattery on my Kaiser with WM6.5 and so far I vote for kbattery.
Btw, does anyone know what is the use of registry file on the kbattery zip file? Thx b4
thanks sir...i will try when i buy new smartphone

[Enchanter]

so cute , :o
his smile event look more manly than Tom cruise ,

[gstuber1]

I would love a version that works on Smartphones. I have a Samsung Blackjack 2 w/ WM6 and was wondering why it wouldn't work. I assume that is the reason???

[ionrage]

Is there any way to make the background transparent? Using it on my HD2. Thanks

[sunny127]

Is there any way to make the background transparent? Using it on my HD2. Thanks

There is currently no support for transparent background, cause the windows icon will make the number unclear.

[Filcher]

I've modified KBattery 1.0.3 a bit to work better with 6.5.1. In addition to the cutoff text issue that people have described, I noticed that the about and setup dialogs wouldn't close unless you used the hardware back button. This could be an issue specific to me, but I added buttons in the dialogs to close them just in case it happened to other people. This should hold us over until a new version of Ariel Battery is available.

This was tested using Windows Mobile build 28014 and things seem to be working fine.

[fabiohty]

Hi! It works with HTC Fuze? Thanks.

[Glenvis]

I'm running WM 6.1 on an HTC Touch Pro from Sprint.

When I go to setup the left and right portion of the screen is cropped - can't us it. Even if I switch to landscape mode, the left and right are cropped. How do I get to this part of the setup screen?

Beyond this, all seems to work well - looks great on screen - nice job!

[Glenvis]

I just figured out that grabbing the title bar with the stylus you can move the window.

[khaytsus]

I just figured out that grabbing the title bar with the stylus you can move the window.

Are there any projects that do this same or very similar battery display but is a service? I'm attempting to reduce running apps because I keep having apps killed. :(

[shahriar5252]

Thanks so much for this v2.1 of Ariel Battery. I have always wanted a simple way of keeping wm6's native clock in the title bar of wm6, but Microsoft was idiotically making me substitute the clock for the battery icon. You application allows me to have both. I had seen the previous versions, but they did not have the capability of being placed anywhere I chose on the title bar, and I did not want to place it on the MS menu icon on the left side. In the new version, I just used settings to move it over to the right a little where the useless names of programs are written in the title bar. Thank you.

[errantsun]

Get the following error message when attempting to execute on from an XP machine:

\ArielBattery2.1.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

Am I doing something wrong?

[sunny127]

Get the following error message when attempting to execute on from an XP machine:

\ArielBattery2.1.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

Am I doing something wrong?

Ariel Battery is for Windows CE ( Windows Mobile ) devices only ...

[aura69]

Hi,

I have been using this wonderful app on my Omnia and WM6.1 without any problems for the past years!

Recently after installing it on my Omnia II running on WM6.5, the app has crashed numerous times. Not sure if there is a conflict with the new phone or the new OS.

Have anyone experience the same?

Many Thanks!
Aura

[eazy2001x]

Would you mind creating a new version of this program that you could also adjust the height (as in up and down). Since the start menu is larger in windows 6.5.5 at the bottom and smaller at the top. Your program does not line up correct with the new version of windows. I have been using your program since forever and would love to continue to use it. even though it does not line up correctly.. I still use it ;-)

[trunkstm]

Nice App!!
Thanks

[zazahan]

Thanks! I've been using it on Touch Pro2, and it works great!

[sucro]

hahahaa crazy video, i like it :)

and normally tnx for useful app!

Greetzz

[ciribic]

superb little application! works great on my omnia II i8000 wm 6.5 pro.
It would be nice to have an option to choose "low battery" and "critical battery" percentage, and their coresponding color. Like in the picure in attachment.

[keff]

Cool - I love one-purpose low-footprint apps like this :)

[methefool]

every time I'm trying to launch it I get this Alert:

"Can't find 'Ariel Battery2.1' (or one of its components).Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all the required libraries are available. "

Im using WM 6.1 on htc s740 (rose) non-touch screen


any help anyone?

no u're not.
I got the same problem.
I'm running WM 6.1 on htc ozone (maple/snap) from vzw. non-touch screen also.
Any suggestions ?
:(

[gogu12002]

Thanks!+Thanks!

[geoponer]

This app is so amazing that I am using it until now, having changed 2-3 WM devices. I am still using it in an HTC Touch HD (WM 6.5, HTC Sense 2.5). I never liked the original windows battery-bar and I have never found a better alternative to Ariel Battery.

I was wondering about the calibration of the battery meter. It initially says 350, so I suppose it uses the windows battery gauge and transform it to a corresponding percentage. Is there a way to calibrate the meter by changing the value 350?

Thank you again for this wonderful app!

[sunny127]

This app is so amazing that I am using it until now, having changed 2-3 WM devices. I am still using it in an HTC Touch HD (WM 6.5, HTC Sense 2.5). I never liked the original windows battery-bar and I have never found a better alternative to Ariel Battery.

I was wondering about the calibration of the battery meter. It initially says 350, so I suppose it uses the windows battery gauge and transform it to a corresponding percentage. Is there a way to calibrate the meter by changing the value 350?

Thank you again for this wonderful app!

Thanks a lot for the nice post :) So many people downloaded Ariel battery from this site and many other sites over the years. Now I have a baby girl as well, maybe I'll write an app at her name for Android or something :)

As to your question, the 350 number is only for calculating the remaining time in minutes until the battery is drained. It is really not accurate, cause in some modes the phone spends a lot of battery juce , more than in other modes. It was something experimental. Don't recommend it.

[drgopoos]

Wow good to see ur reply and that too in favour of android. Looking forward to see some software for android.

my Dell Streak using XDA App

[meteorain08]

Wow, your son looks cute :) anyway, thanks for da program :)

[GordonFulcrum]

This is a great piece of software. Exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks.

[cs962018]

Just wanted to say that I like your little battery app. I was wondering if you could make a change (add a registry entry) to disable the click event on the icon? This way I can controll if a user could make changes to the battery program or not. Or if you could make the code available and I can make the change myself.

[Erel1971]

Accidently found your programm. What a great piece of software. Fast, simple but very effective. Thanks for this great programm!

Regards,

Rogier
The Netherlands

[sunny127]

Hi all.
I've now added the source code of Ariel battery 2.1 in the downloads section.
Many things have changed since I wrote this app back in 2008.
I now have a new baby girl. Maybe she will want one day an app of her own, but looks I'll be writing it on Android :)
BTW , I have an android phone and hate it, cause I just can't sync my outlook with the Android Callendar, contacts and tasks. So now I carry arround two huge phones ... My XDA II and Samsung Galaxy S I9000, using the old XDA II for callendar and contacts, and samsung for Angry birds.
Another thing that has changed is that I am going thrue a divorce, and live seperated from my wife for a year now :(
At least I get to see the kids twice a week for a couple of hours each time.
Hope everything will be good one day.
Enjoy the source code guys.
-Sunny.

[MrGoodtunes]

Sad to read of your divorce, glad you can still see kids, and very happy Ariel Battery is in a new (to me) version that works with Wm6.5! Went through a divorce myself, had to watch son grow from a distance, but 2nd marriage still going strong more than 30 years. Great pic of Ariel himself, all big eyed and smiling. But when I scrolled down and saw he was holding a PDA, that's when I got all big eyed, smiling, and burst out laughing.

Used ABv2 for awhile back about 3 years ago, when playing with custom 6.1 ROMs that had issues with time versus battery at top right, together with phone popping up unexpectedly. When official 6.1 became available, issue was solved well enough that I took AB out. But now I'm attempting an upgrade to 6.5 and running into that old issue. So it is really nice that ABv2.1 is still here to help me out. Many thanks, muchly appreciated.

[biglatvian]

Works like a champ - thank-you!