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It tracks other brands’ bluetooth devices as well, not just Apple. The messaging could be clearer though you’re right.
Yeah, but macOS already does that for regular bluetooth devices...
The app still tracks them…
Show HN: I made an app that tracks your devices' batteries from your Mac
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#42This is genius. Really good idea. It makes me sad on your behalf to wonder just how long it will take for Apple to see this and put it into their next OS release. For your sake hopefully not right away.
Thanks!
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#43I would love an iOS app that notifies me when my AirPods reach a configurable battery level.
This would be help me do two things: - Manage battery wear - Avoid losing audio when I'm using just one AirPod at a time
Does anyone know if this is possible?
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#44Congrats on the launch. This is really interesting to me, not because I need it, but because I don't, and it would never have occurred to me that anyone else might. Personally I don't think I've ever, in my entire technology-using life, had a device run out of battery or even drop below around 40% [1].
So it's always a good reminder to pay attention not ONLY to building products that solve your own needs, but also finding what needs other people might have that you'd never even considered!
[1] with the notable exception of some awful NiCd-powered VHS camcorders in the 80s
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#45This is awesome! Gonna pick it up as soon as I'm on my laptop :)
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#46I like the idea, and I'd be happy to pay for it if it worked properly, but I can't get it to see my iPad. I followed the procedure at the bottom of your page but it still doesn't work. My iPhone shows up (didn't need to do anything for that) but I can't get the iPad to work.
A couple of other issues:
- The linking procedure is poorly explained. It took me a while to figure out what you wanted me to do. (Maybe I still got it wrong.) Showing devices in Finder is a feature most people have probably never heard about - who has any reason to physically plug a device into a Mac these days? I had never seen that screen before.
- I suspect you only tested this on laptops, because it tries to show the battery status of my desktop iMac and reports "Battery 0% Power Source: Unknown" :)
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#47I don't even turn on showing percentage in my phone, watch, headsets. Am I the only one don't care about battery percentage?
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#48This was a no-brainer purchase, if only for the low battery notifications alone! I can't tell you how many times I've gone to pick up my iPad or work phone, only to find the battery at Is there any way this can also include the battery level of my Apple Watch? I'm a sleep tracking user, so I have to find some time during the day to charge it, and I frequently find myself missing the taps when it gets to low battery.
Thank you for your work on this!
Re: Show HN: I made an app that tracks your devices' batteries from your Mac
#49What does this do that iStat Menus' battery menu doesn't do? (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/)
iStat Menus costs $1 more than this, and gives you "detailed info on your battery’s current state and a highly configurable menu item that can change if you’re draining, charging, or completely charged. Plus, battery levels for AirPods, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and other devices." (copied from their page), as well as giving you menus for several other things you might want to monitor (fans/temperature, date/time/calendar, CPU/memory/disc usage, and the weather).
The only unique thing I can see that this does is put stuff in the touchbar.
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Also, searching for "cult of mac batteries" brought me to an article for a notification center widget that shows this same stuff for all of three bucks: https://www.cultofmac.com/659946/batteries-widget-for-mac-ap...
...actually that seems to be the same app as this? It's got the line about "missing little things that make iOS special"?
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#50Interesing. I know this is something that is supported by Find My, but they don't make it easy to see the battery levels at a glance.