Show HN: Monitor your charging status and battery level

chargestatus.com

7 pointsfomojola3 comments

Hey there,

I built Charge Status after a stretch of time when every time I tried to use a specific tablet the battery was dead because I'd forgotten to plug it in. Started with Chrome Extension/Android, looking to expand in the next few weeks to iOS, OSX and Windows. Think there are some interesting things around Zapier/IFTTT/Alexa/Google Assistant that can be done with the data once I get there.

Great idea! Though I have some trouble with the service. My use case is simple: I want to be notified if my phone battery is dying (I don't need to check any other devices).

There are some bugs I encountered: - After signing in (both in app and on my phone) I was redirected to some output with empty json. - If I click on the chrome extension icon it opens this address: chrome-extension://aoobdkojogdijnpllhgpjheijkjmjpna/options.html#!/index

Also - do I need the extension if I'm not actively monitoring any device that runs chrome?

This is most definitely a bug! Thanks for the report. The redirect from the Android app should take you to a login page where you can sign in so we can tie your phone to an account. Looking now.

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