How to Access the Properties for Zebra Power Precision+ Batteries

Zebra’s range of Android Mobile devices come equipped with Power Precision or Power Precision+ batteries.  You can learn more about Power Precision / Power Precision+ from the product page but one advantage of these batteries for the app developer is access to a wealth of additional battery information not available on consumer Android handsets:

• Manufacture date
• Part number
• Serial number
• Backup battery voltage
• Battery capacity
• Decommission status
• Cumulative charge
• Number of charge cycles
• Present capacity
• Health expressed as a percentage
• Time until empty
• Time until full
• Amount of usable charge remaining in the battery

All of these properties are available from the standard Android battery Intent, Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED which has additional extras on Zebra devices as defined in our Battery Reference Guide.

I frequently get asked for a sample app showing how to access these additional properties and you can find this application at https://github.com/Zebra/Zebra_Battery_Extras.  Please see the readme file for more information and note that the application is provided without any guarantee or warranty; it is not an official, supported Zebra sample but is provided in good faith.