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title: Battery Status
description: Get events for device battery level.
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# cordova-plugin-battery-status

This plugin provides an implementation of an old version of the [Battery Status Events API][w3c_spec]. It adds the following three events to the `window` object:

* batterystatus
* batterycritical
* batterylow

Applications may use `window.addEventListener` to attach an event listener for any of the above events after the `deviceready` event fires.

## Installation

    cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-battery-status

## Status object

All events in this plugin return an object with the following properties:

- __level__: The battery charge percentage (0-100). _(Number)_
- __isPlugged__: A boolean that indicates whether the device is plugged in. _(Boolean)_

## batterystatus event

Fires when the battery charge percentage changes by at least 1 percent, or when the device is plugged in or unplugged. Returns an [object][status_object] containing battery status.

### Example

    window.addEventListener("batterystatus", onBatteryStatus, false);

    function onBatteryStatus(status) {
        console.log("Level: " + status.level + " isPlugged: " + status.isPlugged);
    }

### Supported Platforms

- iOS
- Android
- Windows
- Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera)

### Quirks: Android

**Warning**: the Android implementation is greedy and prolonged use will drain the device's battery.

## batterylow event

Fires when the battery charge percentage reaches the low charge threshold. This threshold value is device-specific. Returns an [object][status_object] containing battery status.

### Example

    window.addEventListener("batterylow", onBatteryLow, false);

    function onBatteryLow(status) {
        alert("Battery Level Low " + status.level + "%");
    }

### Supported Platforms

- iOS
- Android
- Windows
- Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera)

## batterycritical event

Fires when the battery charge percentage reaches the critical charge threshold. This threshold value is device-specific. Returns an [object][status_object] containing battery status.

### Example

    window.addEventListener("batterycritical", onBatteryCritical, false);

    function onBatteryCritical(status) {
        alert("Battery Level Critical " + status.level + "%\nRecharge Soon!");
    }

### Supported Platforms

- iOS
- Android
- Windows
- Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera)


[w3c_spec]: https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
[status_object]: #status-object