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Default Battery meter goes down in 10% intervals?

Am I the only one who gets this? I never get a "67%" or any other non "ten" number when I check my battery level.

Is there a reason for this?
 
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i believe if you install any 3rd party battery monitoring app it will give you exact numbers.
 
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i believe if you install any 3rd party battery monitoring app it will give you exact numbers.
The battery monitor on the Resco Today plugin still reads in 10% intervals. When it gets down to 10% it will then go to 5% then dead... lol. I haven't found a battery monitor that reads the battery level any differently.

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The battery monitor on the Resco Today plugin still reads in 10% intervals. When it gets down to 10% it will then go to 5% then dead... lol. I haven't found a battery monitor that reads the battery level any differently.

EDIT: Hard to believe I've been a member here for almost a year and this is my first post. haha
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Am I the only one who gets this? I never get a "67%" or any other non "ten" number when I check my battery level.

Is there a reason for this?
The battery level signal is measuring battery voltage. First, the hardware probably only gives you 3-4 bits of A/D resolution. Second, it is unlikely that more resolution would be helpful and probably would be misleading since remaining battery capacity is not a linear function of voltage. If they gave you more bits, you probably would be complaining that when it reads 25% actually only 15% of the battery is left, etc, etc.

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