Trigger: Battery Level

The Battery Level trigger fires when the battery level increases or decreases to a selected level, or on any battery level change. This is useful for automating power-saving features or notifications based on battery status.

Options

Increase/Decrease - Trigger fires when battery reaches a specific threshold
- Increases to - Fires when battery level rises to or above the specified percentage
- Decreases to - Fires when battery level falls to or below the specified percentage
Any Change - Trigger fires whenever the battery level changes

Configuration

When selecting "Increase/Decrease" mode, you can specify the threshold:

Use the slider to set a battery percentage from 0% to 100% (default is 50%)
Alternatively, select a variable to dynamically determine the threshold level
Choose whether to trigger on increases or decreases

Variable Support

You can use an integer variable to specify the battery threshold instead of a fixed value. This allows for dynamic thresholds that can be changed at runtime.

Examples

Example 1: Low Battery Warning

Triggers

Battery <= 15%

Actions

Enable Power Saving Mode
Notification: Battery is low - 15% remaining

Example 2: Resume Normal Mode When Charged

Triggers

Battery >= 80%

Actions

Disable Power Saving Mode
Enable Wi-Fi
Enable Sync

Constraints

Power Connected

Notes

The trigger only fires once when the level transitions to the new state, not on every subsequent level change where the condition remains true
For example, if you set "decreases to 20%", the trigger fires when battery drops to 20%, but not again at 19%, 18%, etc. until the battery first rises above 20% again
The trigger listens for the system broadcast ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED
Some devices may not report every 1% change but may report in intervals such as 5% or 10%
The "Any Change" option is useful for logging or monitoring battery drain patterns

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