<![CDATA[Resurrection of Indicator Upower]]>I have a working build for 20.04: https://github.com/paulcarroty/indicator-upower

Feel free to test it. Submitting /sys/class/power_supply/ will be helpful in adding support for your device.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10668/resurrection-of-indicator-upowerRSS for NodeThu, 12 Mar 2026 07:32:15 GMTSat, 14 Dec 2024 18:17:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:18:41 GMT]]>The Indicator Upower now supports battery charging limit on MTK and other devices - don't forget to reinstall indicator if this feature didn't work in older releases.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/93888https://forums.ubports.com/post/93888Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:18:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Sun, 11 May 2025 08:43:29 GMT]]>@Eric-H said in Resurrection of Indicator Upower:

I can see POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_TYPE=Fast in udev battery info, so it seems to be a fast charge.

No, I got Fast with low-end 7W charger too. My guess it's POWER_SUPPLY_FASTCHARGE_MODE=1. My device has POWER_SUPPLY_HI_POWER.

How much power can your charger deliver? POWER_SUPPLY_POWER_NOW=39764516 looks realistic for 45W.

I also tried to find the Fast Charging voltage (9..12V) on BMS and failed, so you can try it too. Probably not being monitored by software. And all of this is very device-specific.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85764https://forums.ubports.com/post/85764Sun, 11 May 2025 08:43:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Thu, 08 May 2025 05:30:42 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
For some unknown reason, today the message on stderr did not appear.

So here is the power.txt file for surya attached.
or see at https://dpaste.org/hCcZO

I can see POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_TYPE=Fast in udev battery info, so it seems to be a fast charge.
What should Indicator Upower display ?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85755https://forums.ubports.com/post/85755Thu, 08 May 2025 05:30:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Wed, 07 May 2025 05:18:08 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
I tried to generate the power.txt file but there is an error on stderr :

cat: '/sys/devices/platform/soc/c440000.qcom,spmi/spmi-0/spmi0-00/c440000.qcom,spmi:qcom,pm6150@0:qcom,qpnp-smb5/power_supply/main/health': Invalid argument

The health files exists and is world readable :

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~/tmp$ ls -al /sys/devices/platform/soc/c440000.qcom\,spmi/spmi-0/spmi0-00/c440000.qcom\,spmi\:qcom\,pm6150@0\:qcom\,qpnp-smb5/power_supply/main/health 
-r--r--r-- 1 system system 4096 mai    6 06:21 /sys/devices/platform/soc/c440000.qcom,spmi/spmi-0/spmi0-00/c440000.qcom,spmi:qcom,pm6150@0:qcom,qpnp-smb5/power_supply/main/health

The error persists even if I try to

  • add double quotes,
  • add simple quotes
  • replace cat with tail
]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85749https://forums.ubports.com/post/85749Wed, 07 May 2025 05:18:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:01:30 GMT]]>Eric-H Attach the power.txt file when the battery is being charged and has less than 50% capacity.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85556https://forums.ubports.com/post/85556Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:01:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:48:17 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
Sorry, I couldn't do the test before today...

So I used the Xiaomi charger supplied with the phone (which fully charges in less than half an hour) with the latest version (0.7) of uPower, but it seems that fast charging is not detected and there's nothing related in the logs.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85503https://forums.ubports.com/post/85503Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:48:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:54:00 GMT]]>@Eric-H test fast charging if you have the hardware for.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85485https://forums.ubports.com/post/85485Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:08:09 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
Reinstalled. It seems to work fine.
Do you need specific tests ?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85478https://forums.ubports.com/post/85478Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:08:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:55:51 GMT]]>@Eric-H yeah, upower depends on current locale. Fixed by enforcing 🇺🇸

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85477https://forums.ubports.com/post/85477Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:41:01 GMT]]>About this error :
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '3,65353'

Maybe it is a localization error (french) : there is a comma instead of a point

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85471https://forums.ubports.com/post/85471Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:41:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:48:17 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
Reinstalled.
Does not work on surya.

https://dpaste.com/G66MBRASC

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85470https://forums.ubports.com/post/85470Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:48:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:30:28 GMT]]>@Eric-H fixed.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85467https://forums.ubports.com/post/85467Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:30:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:50:48 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
I installed latest build, and the app no longer starts.

https://dpaste.com/6CTBE25DB

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85463https://forums.ubports.com/post/85463Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:50:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:52:47 GMT]]>Yo, power monitoring and fast charging detection are now supported and I need beta testers (again!) to check how well it works.

You need to install the latest build from Github Actions and start charging your device. If something is wrong - submit your power.txt.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/85451https://forums.ubports.com/post/85451Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:52:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:02:20 GMT]]>🎇 New release with many fixes.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84774https://forums.ubports.com/post/84774Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:02:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:08:46 GMT]]>@Eric-H great job.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84713https://forums.ubports.com/post/84713Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:44:14 GMT]]>@paulcarroty

Test 2 (with udev rules) : same results as test 1

I applied udev rules from README :

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ ls -al /sys/class/power_supply/battery/{battery_,}charging_enabled
-rw-rw-r-- 1 phablet system 4096 févr. 17 17:28 /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled
-rw-rw-r-- 1 phablet system 4096 févr. 17 17:06 /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled
  • when charge is less than 85%, device charges :
    tail /sys/class/power_supply/battery/{battery_,}charging_enabled
==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled <==
1

==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled <==
1
  • when charge is more than 85%, device doesn't charge (and doesn't seem to discharge until unplugged) :
    tail /sys/class/power_supply/battery/{battery_,}charging_enabled
==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled <==
0

==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled <==
1

(when unplugging, the values in the two files return to 1)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84706https://forums.ubports.com/post/84706Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:44:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:03:37 GMT]]>@paulcarroty said in Resurrection of Indicator Upower:

I need beta testers to check the limiting battery's charge.

Test 1:

  • when charge is less than 85%, device charges :

    tail /sys/class/power_supply/battery/{battery_,}charging_enabled
==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled <==
1

==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled <==
1

  • when charge is more than 85%, device doesn't charge (and doesn't seem to discharge until unplugged)

    tail /sys/class/power_supply/battery/{battery_,}charging_enabled
==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled <==
0

==> /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled <==
1

    (when unplugging, the values in the two files return to 1)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84705https://forums.ubports.com/post/84705Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:03:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:27:31 GMT]]>@paulcarroty said in Resurrection of Indicator Upower:

Ahoy, there's battery_charging_enabled support in the latest builds and I need beta testers to check the limiting battery's charge.

You need to apply new udev rule from README and install the latest build from Github Actions.

Thanks !
I installed latest build from Github Actions.

Notice that, on surya, default permissions are :

  • -rwxrwxrwx 1 system system 4096 févr. 17 11:15 battery_charging_enabled
  • -rw-r--r-- 1 system system 4096 févr. 17 11:15 charging_enabled

I leave them untouched for the first tests
Let me know if you need tests with different permissions

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84704https://forums.ubports.com/post/84704Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:27:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:14:04 GMT]]>Ahoy, there's battery_charging_enabled support in the latest builds and I need beta testers to check the limiting battery's charge.

You need to apply new udev rule from README and install the latest build from Github Actions.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84699https://forums.ubports.com/post/84699Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:14:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:01:58 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
A merge request has been proposed on surya, but another (global) solution is suggested in the comments :
https://gitlab.com/ubports/porting/community-ports/android10/xiaomi-poco-x3/xiaomi-surya/-/merge_requests/20

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84540https://forums.ubports.com/post/84540Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:13:40 GMT]]>On my N100 I don't have /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled but instead I have /sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84450https://forums.ubports.com/post/84450Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:13:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:37:57 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
According to https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/200032/difference-between-system-files-charging-enabled-vs-battery-charging-enabled battery-charging-enabled has a different behavior than charging-enabled.
So I will just make a MR to add the above udev rule in surya and karna.
Thanks for your work

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84429https://forums.ubports.com/post/84429Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:37:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Resurrection of Indicator Upower on Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:23:13 GMT]]>@paulcarroty
The udev rule is working properly:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 phablet system 4096 janv. 23 09:08 /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled
And the content of charging_enabled goes well from 1 to 0 when the charge exceeds 85%.

But, despite this, the device continues to charge beyond 85 % !

(I believe that, on surya and karna, we must have to write in another file.
I will try with `/sys/class/power_supply/battery/battery_charging_enabled )

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/84414https://forums.ubports.com/post/84414Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:23:13 GMT