MotoCharge | Status Bar Notification with 1% battery charge stepping

[zorgblaubaer]

MotoCharge

The App MotoCharge displays die battery charge of Motorola Defy (and afaik also for Milestone 2, maybe more phones) in a 1% stepping. It is also able to show the battery status, temperature and voltage, just pull down the status bar. In case you are using a status bar in black, you can change the text color to white. More features to come

I give the app away for free here in the forums. But in case you want to donate a little for my work, feel free to buy it from the market. (it costs 50 euro cents, I don't know how much that is in $$$ cent, but it should be around 60..)

Bug reports and feature requests in this Thread

Download here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1464041/Plain/MotoCharge.apk
(this will be a link as soon as I am allowed to post links)

 

[seefu]

You sir, are a legend.

Thanks for the app. Works great!

 

[shady_lanem]

Great work! More font color options in next update please

 

[Peglezn]

Big thanks man ! exactly what i needed ...now i can uninstall defybat & batteryminder

could u make in future version to also display % not just the number ...and big thanks for this app is the free version on market aswell? couldnt find it

 

[zorgblaubaer]

glad you guys like it

"is the free version on market aswell?"
- no. it is just available here for free, sorry

"could u make in future version to also display % not just the number"
- sure. i will include an option for that!

"More font color options in next update please"
- ayeaye! i just need to find a more storage friendly way to do so

 

[sp8y]

Great app - nice one

Would you be able to change the font style & size so that it looks a bit more like the Motorola digital clock that's also in status bar

Thanks.

 

[zorgblaubaer]

Would you be able to change the font style & size so that it looks a bit more like the Motorola digital clock that's also in status bar

sure. does anyone know where i can get the font or what it is called?

 

[sp8y]

I've had a quick search & not sure if it's the same but "droid sans" looks to be similar or even the same as the standard clock font.

 

[zorgblaubaer]

I've had a quick search & not sure if it's the same but "droid sans" looks to be similar or even the same as the standard clock font.

i played a bit with the font. it is def the right one, but maybe i need to displace the numbers a little bit downwards, it is not in line with the clock ;(

anyways, check out if you like the new version more

 

[sp8y]

Yes that's great - looks much better - as you said it maybe could move down slightly but that's just a minor point for me.

As mentioned by a previous member a % icon would also look great alongside the numbers.

From my point of view you've done a nice job & I particularly like the way you can view the batt temp & voltage without having to see them all the time.

Thanks

 

[zorgblaubaer]

if everyone really wants the % that hard, i can totally implement that. but i just tested it on my defy and the numbers are getting very very tiny that way. i will have to think more about that

i could make the icon wider than 35px, i have to try that later..

 

[sirdamnedone]

if everyone really wants the % that hard, i can totally implement that. but i just tested it on my defy and the numbers are getting very very tiny that way. i will have to think more about that

i could make the icon wider than 35px, i have to try that later..

ty... but make a radio button for % display if maybe anyone don't want it.
(and color themes )

 

[mick711]

Hello

I just modify StatusBarPolicy.smali for don't show time, i think it's possible to make that for battery, for that i think it's nécessary to modfy this line :

.line 615
iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy;->mBatteryData:Lcom/android/server/status/IconData;

invoke-virtual {p2, v3, v7}, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarService;->addIcon(Lcom/android/server/status/IconData;Lcom/android/server/status/NotificationDataLandroid/os/IBinder;

move-result-object v3

iput-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy;->mBatteryIcon:Landroid/os/IBinder;


.line 896
iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy;->mService:Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarService;

iget-object v4, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy;->mBatteryIcon:Landroid/os/IBinder;

iget-object v5, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy;->mBatteryData:Lcom/android/server/status/IconData;

const/4 v6, 0x0

invoke-virtual {v3, v4, v5, v6}, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarService;->updateIcon(Landroid/os/IBinder;Lcom/android/server/status/IconData;Lcom/android/server/status/NotificationDataV

For that this post can help : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780614

So can you add icon like that ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778

I know this tools but i don't like to show just number .And i don't like to have two battery indicator

Thanks

 

[yalouf]

Going to try that outnow!

 

[marc22]

great app,good job

 

[karx23]

Great app, but every time i open my phone it opens the app and shows the black screen where it asks about the black or white status bar

 

[zorgblaubaer]

yeah i know, sorry about that. I am still trying to find out how to make the settings activity not show up when the app loads...

Great app, but every time i open my phone it opens the app and shows the black screen where it asks about the black or white status bar

 

[gramps50]

I'm I reading this correct that you are trying to add the option to replace the stock battery status icon with yours or the %? If so this is great! I don't see a reason to have 2 battery status indicators in the notification bar.

Thanks for your work

 

[zorgblaubaer]

I'm I reading this correct that you are trying to add the option to replace the stock battery status icon with yours or the %? If so this is great! I don't see a reason to have 2 battery status indicators in the notification bar.

no sorry man, that is not what i am working at
what i meant is that i am trying to prevent the settings windows from showing up when the app starts.

i dont think it is possible for a normal app to hide the systems battery indicator (maybe it is possible with su? maybe i will look into that after exams)

 

[Cobline]

...

Great app, but this "annoying window popping-up at every boot is annoying", ya?
It really looks like the HP printer crapware :S