I’ll pay for this app if it lets me have persistent labels on windows during Mission Control.
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Batteries App Brings iOS 16's New Battery Percentage Icon to the Mac
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Small developers are usually pretty responsive. Have you considered talking to them about a feature you would like?
To me it’s bizarre that Apple would redesign the battery status indicator (which I love btw) but would not roll out the new design across all its battery-powered devices.
Adds to the cognitive load when you have to check for battery and adjust for the slight difference on iPhone/iPad/Mac.
Adds to the cognitive load when you have to check for battery and adjust for the slight difference on iPhone/iPad/Mac.
everything is in Beta right now, so anything is possible.
Just be thankful that it's not the monthly price for a subscription.
Why not make it a subscription for $9.99 a month? Not even $10. Good deal.
Would be an even better app if it could show me the battery percentage of the UPS attached to my Mac via USB.
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For that kind of money, I would expect that the battery bar moves at least accordingly: 75% 50 % etc. and didn’t just remain full
For that kind of money, I would expect that the battery bar moves at least accordingly: 75% 50 % etc. and didn’t just remain full
AirBuddy sounds like what you're looking for https://v2.airbuddy.app
I would think that the UPS with have associated software that would do that.
Rony Fadel. Sure it’s not Tony Fadell pseudonym? Ha.
Just a few days after Apple reintroduced a battery percentage icon on the latest iPhones, developer Rony Fadel has updated his popular Batteries app with a new option to enable a similar looking battery percentage icon in the Mac's menu bar.
As on the iPhone, the battery percentage appears inside the battery icon on the Mac for a consistent appearance across iOS and macOS. The existing battery indicator on the Mac can be disabled in the System Settings app in the Battery menu.
Starting with the fifth developer beta of iOS 16, it is once again possible to view an iPhone's battery percentage in the status bar without having to swipe down to open Control Center. The feature is available on most iPhones with a notch, with the exception of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, standard iPhone 11, and iPhone XR. It's possible that Apple may expand the icon to additional iPhones in later iOS 16 betas.
Apple had removed the ability to view battery percentage in the status bar when the iPhone X was released in 2017 due to the notch and only brought it back now.
Batteries for Mac is a useful app that lets you view battery percentages for an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Beats, and other Bluetooth devices in the macOS menu bar. The app can also provide low battery notifications for the devices on the Mac. The app is priced at $8.99 in the U.S. and is also available as part of the Setapp subscription bundle.
Article Link: Batteries App Brings iOS 16's New Battery Percentage Icon to the Mac
At least it's not subscription... for once.
I personally prefer AirBuddy, which is priced at even more luxurious $9.99.
Nope it's way overpriced.
And considering that macbooks already got its own battery percentage indicator on the menu bar.
If you like supporting small devs, I can make this app for a dollar or free.
$9 dollars for lifting the .PDF assets from the iOS 16 beta and renaming them in core services folders 🤔
Trying it out, but it has a bright green background with white text which is damn near impossible to read. How do you get it to have a monochromatic look like the example provided?
And how do you actually quit the app and remove it from the menu bar? I've quit the app but the icon persists. No option to force quit. Tried forcing quit in Activity Monitor...menu bar item respawns automagically. Sigh...time for a reboot I suppose.
And how do you actually quit the app and remove it from the menu bar? I've quit the app but the icon persists. No option to force quit. Tried forcing quit in Activity Monitor...menu bar item respawns automagically. Sigh...time for a reboot I suppose.
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This! They also have a widget you can add that looks just like Apple iOS battery widget!
