BatteryBar on UserVoice

Allow the monitoring of the actual battery current usage.

2012-05-04T11:18:49-07:00

David suggested:
This would allow optimizing battery usage such as the screen brightness.

It would be nice to be able to select what you want displayed in the system tray when the utility first starts. [updated]

2012-05-03T11:05:11-07:00

In other words have a means of selection to define the default display parameter (Power, Time.....).

David said:

Does that work even after reboot?

i think all numbers in batterybar are wrong

2012-04-30T16:04:05-07:00

Mira suggested:
i think all numbers in batterybar are wrong :D it showing capacity of batery like 5700mWh but its 57 000mWh (57Wh} u maybe want show it in Amper..?

It would be nice to be able to select what you want displayed in the system tray when the utility first starts. [updated]

2012-04-26T23:28:53-07:00

In other words have a means of selection to define the default display parameter (Power, Time.....).

Chris Thompson said:

The last item displayed on shut down will be the first item displayed on startup. That's how it currently works.

It would be nice to be able to select what you want displayed in the system tray when the utility first starts.

2012-04-25T12:02:07-07:00

David suggested:
In other words have a means of selection to define the default display parameter (Power, Time.....).

Add the possibility to set the Designed Capacity manually [updated]

2012-04-10T03:21:16-07:00

This would be great for batteries that don't send the right values too BatteryBar (like mine).

Anonymous said:

no sure if this is what i want, but BB doesn't seem to cope with my Toshiba Z830. This morning both power icon and BB report 98%, but power icon says 6hr34mins and BB 4hrs47mins.

also add themes in the free version [is now declined]

2012-04-06T21:28:59-07:00

i use the freeware, but in future could you add THEMES to the freeware one too?

also add themes in the free version [updated]

2012-04-06T21:28:59-07:00

i use the freeware, but in future could you add THEMES to the freeware one too?

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

I appreciate the suggestion, but I have to maintain some differences between the Pro and Free versions. The Pro version is only $5 and provides a lot of features besides just themes.

also add themes in the free version [updated]

2012-04-06T19:33:19-07:00

i use the freeware, but in future could you add THEMES to the freeware one too?

kitten said:

cool idea

Hi After the crash the PC from power failure sometimes.

2012-04-04T11:09:22-07:00

Ralf Milling suggested:
Hi After the crash the PC from power failure sometimes.

cannot activate pro version [is now declined]

2012-03-19T19:45:50-07:00

cannot activate pro version [updated]

2012-03-19T19:45:49-07:00

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

Robbie please contact me at chris@osirisdevelopment.com

cannot activate pro version [updated]

2012-03-19T19:45:00-07:00

Chris Thompson said:

Robbie please contact me at chris@osirisdevelopment.com

Multi-user support

2012-03-16T10:18:00-07:00

Mikko suggested:
Support for sharing battery data (maybe also all settings...) for all users of same Windows installation is highly needed. There is no any sense to save different battery data for every each users profile - Data files are are not in sync! I have two profiles - one for Admin and one with limited privilienges...

Battery Bar disappears in 3.5.2 [updated]

2012-03-15T21:45:52-07:00

I just upgraded to 3.5.2 from 3.5.1 and BatteryBar seems to disappear (Win7 Pro x64) after about 1 minute of use while on battery power... The taskbar real estate is taken but the only way to bring BatteryBar back is to right-click the taskbar, Toolbars, uncheck BatteryBar, then do it again to check it. (But doing that causes it to disappear again in ~1 minute)...

Chris Thompson said:

The issue should be resolved, but if not, I recommend turning off the "Hide BatteryBar when battery is fully charged" option in Preferences.

Battery Bar disappears in 3.5.2 [updated]

2012-03-15T04:51:04-07:00

Brendan said:

Same here with 3.5.2. I'm gonna see if 3.5.4 fixes it

Refresh - Query- Battery, State and Status

2012-03-08T13:19:32-08:00

Jon Modesitt suggested:
When I switch batteries, during a hibernate .. the capacity of the battery present at the last win-boot is shown as the current battery capacity. Even closing and restarting batterybar did not get the new battery info. A auto-refresh after restart from win hibernation state would be good.. or at least a way to do the battery query/refresh manually is required. ( i assume the current operation is not a bug.. just not planned for).. great tool otherwise.. thanks, Jon

Add vista battery saver functionalities [updated]

2012-03-06T13:59:56-08:00

I would definitely buy your program if you could add the following functionality (present in Vista Battery Saver but this software is a bit buggy and not maintained): - switch to a predefined power profile when plugged in, on battery or when battery power fall under certain percent - ability to deactivate Aero interface and Windows Sidebar when on battery

khernau said:

Great! I would love to get a new batter that conserves its power better. My phone battery dies very quickly. It doesn't help that I just play games on it all day though. I would love to find a <a href="http://electricsaver1200.com/powersaver.html">power saver</a> app for it to see if that helps.

allow resetting the stats after battery replacement

2012-02-13T01:03:22-08:00

Anonymous suggested:
Hello, I've just replaced my aging (and dying) original battery with a new one, and the BatteryBar keeps displaying remaining time for the original one (which had only 12% of capacity left in it). Having to wait for the stats to converge on the real life of the new pack will probably take months, so it would be nice if you kept trace of the battery identity. Thanks a lot. Mark

On devices with 2 Video Cards, Detect which is in use, display/track appropriate discharge history. [updated]

2012-01-18T17:34:11-08:00

On many performance notebooks there can be both and integrated and a discrete graphics solution. On devices such as the M11x the discharge time is dramatically different depending on which card is enabled, 2-3hrs on discrete and 5-7hrs on integrated. Battery bar of course cannot discern which one is currently active, and therefore it cannot make accurate predictions for time until empty.

Leonard Law said:

I have the same situation. I initially launched the program with my dedicated card and it has calibrated itself to that. When I switch to my integrated card, I get the same predictions despite having a lower power usage.

Battery Bar disappears in 3.5.2 [updated]

2012-01-13T14:15:16-08:00

Anonymous said:

Current version 3.5.4

Add information about charge scheme to hint (overlay onMouse) to hint [updated]

2012-01-13T14:13:45-08:00

I would like see which scheme of charging I used automaticly then now you must use RightClick on indicator.

Anonymous said:

Duplicate of http://feedback.osirisdevelopment.com/forums/4284-batterybar/suggestions/573503-display-the-current-power-plan-in-the-battery

hide bar if no battery is present [updated]

2012-01-13T14:10:47-08:00

Could you add an option to hide the bar if no battery is present? bought the software would be a nice addition

Anonymous said:

This is also useful when your laptop is going to be on AC for a while, and you pull the battery so it doesn't get trashed. Having a status noting that there is no battery present and it's running solely off of AC is really useful info.

Display the current power plan in the battery [updated]

2012-01-13T14:05:06-08:00

I always forget in which power plan is currently set, so I'd like to see it in the battery display, ideally with a given icon/color.

Anonymous said:

The text/format should be/read as follows

Power Plan: "Name"

i.e.

Power Plan: Maximum Performance

Add temperature meter for cpu, hdd, etc [updated]

2012-01-13T14:00:44-08:00

Anonymous said:

Duplicate of http://feedback.osirisdevelopment.com/forums/4284-batterybar/suggestions/1071979-i-want-show-cpu-temperature

su programa no detecta la bateria de mi portatil con windows developer

2012-01-08T16:44:41-08:00

Jorge Zapata suggested:
su programa no detecta la bateria de mi portatil con windows developer

Show name of manufacturer of battery

2012-01-07T12:19:32-08:00

Show voltage in volt of battery

2012-01-07T12:16:30-08:00

Add the possibility to set the Designed Capacity manually [updated]

2012-01-04T17:51:41-08:00

This would be great for batteries that don't send the right values too BatteryBar (like mine).

Eric said:

No battery detected message. Why is that so?

Bug: I still can not see anything in graph

2011-12-22T05:37:32-08:00

Anonymous suggested:
I still can not see anything in graph. I suppose that data for graph should be stored in file: <<c:\Documents and Settings\Jiří JASKULA\Data aplikací\BatteryBar\BatteryStatus.log>>, but this file is empty. What shall I do?

seria ideal añadirle aviso de voz para notificar la batería baja y critica. después que se me actualizo dejo de avisarme por sonido.i

2011-12-16T16:26:14-08:00

I want show cpu temperature [updated]

2011-12-10T03:26:46-08:00

I want batterybar show cpu temperature

Vinicius said:

Several programs like this show CPU temperature like extra feature. I would like that they could implement.

You sent me a trojan virus with the program and you don't accept email. Your business is pathetic! I have no choice but to post warnings.

2011-12-07T18:23:06-08:00

smith suggested:
Accept email

Taskbar widget position is wrong and cannot be corrected [updated]

2011-12-06T23:53:26-08:00

Sometimes my tray grows by programs and BatterBar taskbar gadget moved right, but never move left back itself. And it cannot be moved by hand. See screenshot of my taskbar: http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6667/20111207114256.png

Efim Shuvikov said:

Sorry! Moved to left of course and won't back to the right.

Taskbar widget position is wrong and cannot be corrected

2011-12-06T23:52:25-08:00

Efim Shuvikov suggested:
Sometimes my tray grows by programs and BatterBar taskbar gadget moved right, but never move left back itself. And it cannot be moved by hand. See screenshot of my taskbar: http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6667/20111207114256.png

resize toolbar [updated]

2011-12-04T17:20:38-08:00

Enable the floating toolbar to be adjusted in size and eliminate any trace of a "mazimize window" option. Just got the new Microsoft Touch mouse and it found a way to maximize the battery bar... now I can't shrink it back down, can't figure out how to un-install and then re-install it, and am overall frustrated at the moment. Great app though!

Mike said:

nvm...

resize toolbar

2011-12-04T17:14:29-08:00

Mike suggested:
Enable the floating toolbar to be adjusted in size and eliminate any trace of a "mazimize window" option. Just got the new Microsoft Touch mouse and it found a way to maximize the battery bar... now I can't shrink it back down, can't figure out how to un-install and then re-install it, and am overall frustrated at the moment. Great app though!

Batterybar update to 3.5.4 not working [is now completed]

2011-11-29T10:17:01-08:00

Batterybar pro update to 3.5.4 not working. BatteryBar is not shown and i receive a notice, that saved data can not be shown. I had to set my system back, to get Vers 3.5.2 working again and stopped automatic update. Please hold me informed about any solution to above problem.

Batterybar update to 3.5.4 not working [updated]

2011-11-29T10:17:01-08:00

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

This was fixed an hour after release. Please re-download it from the website.

Batterybar update to 3.5.4 not working [updated]

2011-11-29T10:16:21-08:00

Chris Thompson said:

As noted on the download page and in the forums, there was a problem with the initial release which was fixed about an hour later. If you download the current version from the website, you'll get the correct, working version.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Make this software 100% free! [updated]

2011-11-24T15:14:43-08:00

Another similiar software is called BatteryCare does the same work, and it's free (even better than yours, it have a functionality to turn off less important Vista/7 services during the battery use).

Mattc said:

Maybe so, but what "batterycare" still will not do is give a degree of control over services running in different profiles.
when on battery it'd be great to be able to select additional services to "suspend" when on battery to prolong battery life. Interestingly not many AV programs suspend drive scanning (as opposed to Active Monitoring) when on battery.
Further, windows search content indexing continues to run when on battery.
So a battery/power tool which has an "advanced services management" feature would be great also.

port this to the android platform, would be the best battery widget ever [updated]

2011-11-24T15:08:25-08:00

Mattc said:

Having researched Battery Meters for Android, there are many battery bar's for Android, but none that i can see that truly do the recharge-discharge-recharge calibration, if the even do calibration at all..
Plus, most are graphical and don't do "time remaining".
I have a new Android (Honeycomb) tablet - eee pad transformer, and even that with it's immense battery does not give a "time to run".
Love to see your app on the Android platform.

Bug.

2011-11-18T12:44:46-08:00

Anonymous suggested:
Hybernate computer on accu, plug in AC, then after boot statements of program are wrong!

When full charged BB shows me 91,5% [is now completed]

2011-11-17T23:55:47-08:00

When I charge my notebook battery to 100%, Battery bar shows me then a charging level of 91,5%.

When full charged BB shows me 91,5% [updated]

2011-11-17T23:55:47-08:00

When I charge my notebook battery to 100%, Battery bar shows me then a charging level of 91,5%.

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

This issue was resolved in 3.5.3.

i just hacked ur software [is now declined]

2011-11-17T23:54:58-08:00

he he

Let the "100% charged" notification dissappear automatically [is now completed]

2011-11-17T23:53:09-08:00

When you plug in A/C, the popup warning automatically dissappears. When 100% charged, and you remove A/C, you must manually X out the warning. Would be good if it dissappeared automatically.

Let the "100% charged" notification dissappear automatically [updated]

2011-11-17T23:53:09-08:00

When you plug in A/C, the popup warning automatically dissappears. When 100% charged, and you remove A/C, you must manually X out the warning. Would be good if it dissappeared automatically.

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

In the current Pro version, it is possible to configure the length of time a notification window will stay open.

Seperate graphical and numerical representation for the 2 batteries [is now completed]

2011-11-17T23:51:21-08:00

It would be nice if BatteryBar could show separate statistics for the 2 batteries I have on my laptop. I have an HP EliteBook and two batteries connected to it all the time: the primary one and a "travel" high-capacity one. Now, when those are being charged BatBar shows the time for the charging of the first battery, and after that - the figure changes dramatically when the 2nd battery begins charging. Wouldn't it be better to have 2 vertical floating bars - one for each of the batteries present, instead of just one horizontal bar, which tries to incorporate both? It would be much easier to comprehend the information concerning the two batteries at a glance. Thank you.

Seperate graphical and numerical representation for the 2 batteries [updated]

2011-11-17T23:51:21-08:00

Chris Thompson (admin) responded:

This feature is available in the current version of BatteryBar.