Saturday, July 31, 2010

Android: BatteryLastUnplugged V1.2 Released

There was a really nice bug in the first release that would prevent your best unplug time from being saved and displayed.  Unfortunately I went on a whirlwind vacation to the east coast for a week and was unable to publish V1.2 (that hopefully fixes this bug).

Additionally, if the widget crashes (or stops responding) when you install the update, try the following:

- Uninstall widget, and reinstall widget

- Uninstall widget, restart device, reinstall widget.

BatteryLastUnplugged 1.2 is available in the Android Market today.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Introducing: Battery Last Unplugged (Android)

My first public Android application, so be gentle...

I am always very paranoid about my battery usage on my smart phones.  I am constantly checking the Battery settings screen on my Android phone that shows battery usage, and the time since it was last unplugged.

Screen shot 2010-07-19 at 10.37.24 PMSo over the course of a few days here and there, I threw together a simple Homescreen Widget:

Screen shot 2010-07-19 at 5.15.58 PMThe first line is the current AC status of the device (Discharging/Charging).  The second line is the current time since being unplugged, and the last line is your best run time since being unplugged.

I would like to implement more features, such as recording all of your unplugged times and plotting them.

Available in the market for free: