Battery Buddy
Fully discharging a battery and charging it back to full charge again wears it out sooner than you might expect. Battery Buddy can help you increase the battery lifetime by automatically pausing and resuming charging. You can set alerts for low and full enough charge levels, too.
This version is for SailfishOS 3.3.0 Rokua and newer. For older SailfishOS versions (tested with 2.2.1 Nurmonjoki) please download the legacy release below.
harbour-batterybuddy-3.4-1.armv7hl.rpm
harbour-batterybuddy-3.4-1.i486.rpm
The application comes with a service component that takes care of charger control and alerts. This means that the application doesn't have to be opened for alerts and limits to work - which is against Jolla Store policy, and hence worth mentioning here. You can control the service from the application (start/stop and enable/disable on boot).
You can better see what's going on by running the application or daemon with --verbose or --debug options. Help is available with --help option.
Please note that the charger control mechanism may not work for every device out there. So far it has been successfully tested with the following devices:
- F(x)tec Pro¹
- Jolla Phone
- Sony Xperia 10
- Sony Xperia X
- Sony Xperia X Compact
- Sony Xperia XA2
- Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet
Please let me know if it works for your device, or if it doesn't work!
Bug reports and translations are most welcome!
If you like my work and would like to support me, you can now buy me a coffee.
Source code can be found in GitHub.
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 harbour-batterybuddy-2.1-2.armv7hl.rpm | 68.54 KB | 22/03/2020 - 22:22 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-2.1-2.i486.rpm | 70.77 KB | 22/03/2020 - 22:22 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-2.2-2.armv7hl.rpm | 72.43 KB | 28/03/2020 - 11:55 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-2.2-2.i486.rpm | 74.84 KB | 28/03/2020 - 11:55 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.0-1.armv7hl.rpm | 102.74 KB | 31/05/2020 - 21:55 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.0-1.i486.rpm | 108.55 KB | 31/05/2020 - 21:55 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.1-1.armv7hl.rpm | 102.8 KB | 01/06/2020 - 19:01 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.1-1.i486.rpm | 108.68 KB | 01/06/2020 - 19:01 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.2-1.armv7hl.rpm | 107.05 KB | 12/06/2020 - 01:27 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.2-1.i486.rpm | 113.38 KB | 12/06/2020 - 01:27 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.3-1.armv7hl.rpm | 107.89 KB | 12/06/2020 - 14:39 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.3-1.i486.rpm | 114.28 KB | 12/06/2020 - 14:39 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.4-1.armv7hl.rpm | 109 KB | 14/06/2020 - 19:42 |
| harbour-batterybuddy-3.4-1.i486.rpm | 115.27 KB | 14/06/2020 - 19:42 |
Changelog:
3.4-1
- Check service status when starting app
- Add controls to enable/disable service at boot
- Trigger notifications when charger is connected/disconnected
- Fix notifications and sounds (broken since 3.2)
- Reset notification ID after closing it
- Fix cover page text wrap issue
- Minor repo/code cleanup
3.3-1
- Start user service at boot
- Remove all old versions of the service
- Fix start and stop service controls
- Update Swedish translation (thanks, eson57)
3.2-1
- Run daemon without root privileges
- Add start and stop daemon controls
3.1-1
- Update Chinese translation (thanks, dashinfantry)
- Don't alert on "100% idle" (e.g. emulator)
3.0-1
- Reimplemented systemd service controls charging and notifications
- GUI doesn't have to be open for proper operation
- Added Ko-Fi donation link
- Translation fixes
- Identical with 2.99-1 / v3.0 beta 1
Full changelog in GitHub.
Comments
babba22
Wed, 2020/04/01 - 01:08
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Ok, I understand. Thank you very much for the app!
zipotron
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 09:42
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Dude, amazing app! Thanks a lot for that!!! Just a consideration, if you could deamonize the app is going a be just perfect !
direc85
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 11:37
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Thanks! I'll implement the service at some point for sure!
oxygenh
Thu, 2020/03/26 - 12:35
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I have issue: I'm not receiving notification, when charge below low limit or higher upper limit.
( http://prntscr.com/rn0vff )
ps: but charging control work good.
My settings: Sailfish X 3.2.1.20 (Sony xperia x compact)
console log:
[nemo@Sailfish ~]$ harbour-batterybuddy
[I] unknown:0 - Starting Battery Buddy...
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded lowAlert 39
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded highAlert 85
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded interval 300
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded limitEnabled 1
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded notificationsEnabled 1
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded lowLimit 76
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded highLimit 85
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded limitEnabled 1
[I] unknown:0 - Reading capacity from "/sys/class/power_supply/ba
ttery/capacity"
[I] unknown:0 - Reading charge state from "/sys/class/power_suppl
y/battery/status"
[I] unknown:0 - Reading charger status from "/sys/class/power_sup
ply/usb/present"
[I] unknown:0 - Controlling charging via "/sys/class/power_supply
/battery/charging_enabled"
[W] unknown:0 - Theme dir "/usr/share/themes/jolla/meegotouch/z1.
25/" does not exist
[I] unknown:0 - Launching GUI...
[W] unknown:518 - file:///usr/lib/qt5/qml/Sailfish/Silica/private
/PulleyMenuBase.qml:518:29: Unable to assign [undefined] to float
[W] unknown:518 - file:///usr/lib/qt5/qml/Sailfish/Silica/private
/PulleyMenuBase.qml:518:29: Unable to assign [undefined] to float
direc85
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 11:56
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Thanks for the --debug output below (you can remove it now so that there's less clutter).
I tested it, too, and it looks like I managed to break the notifications at some point. I'll fix it and release a new version soon (hopefully today).
EDIT: I deleted the debug output comment.
oxygenh
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 19:23
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Thank you very much! My issue absolutely fixed with last release. It's cool! Superbe!
direc85
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 23:30
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You're welcome!
direc85
Thu, 2020/03/26 - 13:50
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Try to run the application using "harbour-batterybuddy --debug". Its actually not documented yes. Whoops. And I still have to add debug stuff.
oxygenh
Wed, 2020/03/25 - 10:54
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Thank you very much for vry usefull app. Do you have plan built in system setting (like battery notifier), and make daemon?
direc85
Wed, 2020/03/25 - 12:12
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Thanks! Most likely I will do that in a month or so; I suddenly managed to rid myself of all free time for a month '-.-
oxygenh
Wed, 2020/03/25 - 13:46
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It will be cool! I will wait. Thank you.
Where do i send little donat? ;)
direc85
Wed, 2020/03/25 - 14:38
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TBH I'm working on it. Thank you for asking :)
PawelSpoon
Tue, 2020/03/24 - 08:15
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Great with Situations ! Starts on cable plugin
enrish
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 21:51
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Genius! I hoped for this new feature for long, as i often missed notifications when in another room. Thanks a lot. I also had problems after the very last update, and uninstalling-reinstalling did it.
mz_i_norge
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 21:39
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Why is it not possible to charge the battery up to 100% with automatic charging control? That stops at 95%.
direc85
Mon, 2020/03/23 - 09:40
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Thanks for feedback! That's just an arbitrary maximum value I chose. I have to revisit the sliders, too, because it's quite hard to get the value exactly right on Jolla Phone with its small display. I'll fix both of these in a future release.
t0t3u
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 16:46
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Fixed by reinstalling it.
t0t3u
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 16:44
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Oups!
Don't know if it's related but it failes to start after last update:
[nemo@Sailfish ~]$ harbour-batterybuddy[I] unknown:0 - Starting Battery Buddy...
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded lowAlert 30
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded highAlert 76
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded interval 60
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded limitEnabled 0
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded notificationsEnabled 1
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded lowLimit 50
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded highLimit 70
[I] unknown:0 - Loaded limitEnabled 0
[I] unknown:0 - Reading capacity from "/sys/class/pow
er_supply/battery/capacity"
[I] unknown:0 - Reading charge state from "/sys/class
/power_supply/battery/status"
[I] unknown:0 - Reading charger status from "/sys/cla
ss/power_supply/usb/present"
Segmentation fault
[nemo@Sailfish ~]$
direc85
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 19:09
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Thanks for reporting. I'll have a look at the issue. Good to know that reinstalling helped, too...
t0t3u
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 10:28
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Great work!
I confirm that the automated part works on X10.
fllp
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 02:42
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Version 2.0 is a wonderful update. Thank you!
Automatic change limit works on Xperia X. Like a charm.
direc85
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 02:50
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Thanks for reporting, adding that one, too!
PawelSpoon
Sat, 2020/03/21 - 23:00
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Automatic turn off did work too
direc85
Sun, 2020/03/22 - 02:52
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Good to hear!
If manual part works, the automated part works too - as long as the logic behind works. So far so good :)
PawelSpoon
Sat, 2020/03/21 - 20:25
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At least manual part does work on X10 . Great !!
nephros
Tue, 2020/03/24 - 13:30
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Confirmed. This is great (and came out just as I was in the process of trying to get X10 support into battery notifier).
direc85
Sat, 2020/03/21 - 22:23
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Great! I'll add it to the list in the next update!
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