The Battery Status API, more often referred to as the Battery API, provides information about the system's battery charge level and lets you be notified by events that are sent when the battery level or charging status change. This can be used to adjust your app's resource usage to reduce battery drain when the battery is low, or to save changes before the battery runs out in order to prevent data loss.
Interfaces
-
BatteryManager
-
Provides information about the system's battery charge level.
navigator.getBattery()
Read only
-
Returns a Promise
that resolves with a BatteryManager
object.
Example
In this example, we watch for changes both to the charging status (whether or not we're plugged in and charging) and for changes to the battery level and timing. This is done by listening for the chargingchange
, levelchange
, chargingtimechange
, dischargingtimechange
events.
navigator.getBattery().then((battery) => {
function updateAllBatteryInfo() {
updateChargeInfo();
updateLevelInfo();
updateChargingInfo();
updateDischargingInfo();
}
updateAllBatteryInfo();
battery.addEventListener("chargingchange", () => {
updateChargeInfo();
});
function updateChargeInfo() {
console.log(`Battery charging? ${battery.charging ? "Yes" : "No"}`);
}
battery.addEventListener("levelchange", () => {
updateLevelInfo();
});
function updateLevelInfo() {
console.log(`Battery level: ${battery.level * 100}%`);
}
battery.addEventListener("chargingtimechange", () => {
updateChargingInfo();
});
function updateChargingInfo() {
console.log(`Battery charging time: ${battery.chargingTime} seconds`);
}
battery.addEventListener("dischargingtimechange", () => {
updateDischargingInfo();
});
function updateDischargingInfo() {
console.log(`Battery discharging time: ${battery.dischargingTime} seconds`);
}
});
See also the example in the specification.
Specifications
Browser compatibility
|
Desktop |
Mobile |
|
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
WebView Android |
Chrome Android |
Firefox for Android |
Opera Android |
Safari on IOS |
Samsung Internet |
Battery_Status_API |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
charging |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
chargingTime |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
42
38–42Always equal to 0 or Infinity .
|
42
38–42Always equal to 0 or Infinity .
|
43–52 |
29
25–29Always equal to 0 or Infinity .
|
No |
4.0
3.0–4.0Always equal to 0 or Infinity .
|
chargingchange_event |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
chargingtimechange_event |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
dischargingTime |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
42
38–42Always equal to Infinity .
|
42
38–42Always equal to Infinity .
|
43–52 |
29
25–29Always equal to Infinity .
|
No |
4.0
3.0–4.0Always equal to Infinity .
|
dischargingtimechange_event |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
level |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
levelchange_event |
38 |
79 |
43–52 |
No |
25 |
No |
38 |
38 |
43–52 |
25 |
No |
3.0 |
secure_context_required |
103 |
103 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
103 |
103 |
No |
71 |
No |
20.0 |
See also