Are there any apps that periodically send the battery status of one iOS device to another iOS device(or to the cloud)?
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Simple answer is no for iOS.
@Beards - there is an app called PowerTracker Mobile in the app store that claims to work. You have to allow notifications (I'm guessing it sends silent notifications to periodically wake up the app to check the battery). It is not a beautiful app, but it may be the answer.
I just installed it. It timestamps the data it gets from the other device and the last measurement I see was from 12 minutes ago. Personally, I'd be happy with updates on the hour, so hopefully it's at least that granular.
I just installed it. It timestamps the data it gets from the other device and the last measurement I see was from 12 minutes ago. Personally, I'd be happy with updates on the hour, so hopefully it's at least that granular.
Interesting.... Let us know how you get on with the app. I'm okay with the Mac OS app for the time being but keen to hear how you're finding it.
Shame it needs iCloud. Would be nice if it worked via bluetooth
PowerTracker Mobile is working fine.
Other options that have come up include Apple's Find My iPhone (which also reports battery status) and holding ALT and clicking Wifi in your Mac's menu bar to see the battery of devices which are eligible for tethering.
Other options that have come up include Apple's Find My iPhone (which also reports battery status) and holding ALT and clicking Wifi in your Mac's menu bar to see the battery of devices which are eligible for tethering.
Shame that 'Find iPhone' does not show the actual battery reading, only a battery icon.
If PowerTracker Mobile only operate on iCloud then that would have a negative impact with me. My household have several devices on a total of three different accounts. Bluetooth or Wifi overcome this limitation.
Bumping this zombie to lament that I still can't get my iPad battery % to show up on my iPhone, or vice-versa, with the built in Battery widget. Am I doing something wrong here or is Apple just not allowing this...still?
The built in Battery App is only for devices connected to the iPhone. So, you would only see the iPhone, Watch, AirPods, etc.
the only App I have found to work (but it can be temperamental) is Charged? https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/charged/id1251473103
it also has a widget which shows all devices.
As in:- On my iPhone I can see all iOS/iPad devices connected to my WiFi Network.
Thanks. I get that it functions via BT connection, but you'd think Apple would set up some near-field connection to allow for this.
Thanks for kicking this old battery status topic so that I could also discover the 'Charged?' app and widget to compare it to 'Cloud Battery' as also discussed in this topic. I've also made a list of such apps/widgets. Do suggest if you know any on iOS/iPadOS.
I just download Charged on my iPhone 8 running iOS15 and removed the ads via the in-app purchase but can't find the Today View and/or Homescreen widget. Do other users also run into the same problem? I also noticed another user mentioning it in the UK App Store. I also noticed the contact links in App Store don't work but I was able to find the website and send an e-mail to the Dutch developer.
I also found another Dutch app called 'Battery Status Overview' (1.99 euro) but also there I couldn't find the Homescreen widget although mentioned in the App Store description. I've also contacted the developer via e-mail for that one as well.
I just download Charged on my iPhone 8 running iOS15 and removed the ads via the in-app purchase but can't find the Today View and/or Homescreen widget. Do other users also run into the same problem? I also noticed another user mentioning it in the UK App Store. I also noticed the contact links in App Store don't work but I was able to find the website and send an e-mail to the Dutch developer.
I also found another Dutch app called 'Battery Status Overview' (1.99 euro) but also there I couldn't find the Homescreen widget although mentioned in the App Store description. I've also contacted the developer via e-mail for that one as well.
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Thanks for fighting the good fight! I may give some of these a try as well. Hopefully (and likely) Apple bakes it in sooner or later.
All home screen widgets work fine now a day later on my iPhone 8 running iOS15 as well. The widgets were already working fine on my iPad 2020 running iOS14.8.
Besides the earlier mentioned 'Battery Status Overview' (1.99 euro) I also found another one which apparently I already bought in the past called: PowerToYou (1.99 euro) which also works with iCloud as well to determine the power of all iDevices and also supports (homescreen) widgets. I also added that one to my list of apps.
The only issue I see here is if they work over iCloud they will only show devices from one particular account.
Charged? on the other hand; providing the app is installed and running will look at all devices sharing a particular WiFi network… Ideal to see if my wife or grandkids are running low on juice with their devices.
Ah I noticed you mentioning WiFi network earlier in this topic when you were referring to 'Charged?' app that is a nice extra. The only downside of the majority of the iCloud / WiFi network supported apps is that they do not cover any Bluetooth devices (e.g. non-Apple headphones) which 'Cloud Battery' seems to combine with iCloud but then still lacks the WiFi support though to see it for multiple devices in the house connected to different iCloud profiles. I did notice that the 'Charged?' app doesn't mention it though in the App Store description.
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