Can I get a simplified info screen

[extioStorm]

Can I just request that you put out information that even my grandmother could understand. Like maybe display this phone is charging with the 10 watt charger most likely, instead of showing me the exact Watts or amps or whatever. I mean being able to see the accurate numbers is good, and important, but I would love it if you could just display a much more basic version if we set it that way. Like take the data and translate it into human speak like your phone is charging on a 15 watt charger, your phone is just discharging fast, or slow. Your phone is overheating, anything basic just like make it how Apple would display it...

[dubrowgn]

Hi, thanks for your interest.

The reason wattz shows more detailed information is because phones already give you the basics. Most phones will tell you the level of charge, if an app is using "a lot of power", if the phone is charging, if it is charging "rapidly" or "quickly", if it is overheating, etc. What this doesn't tell you is "how much?" The phone is charging "rapidly", but how rapidly? The phone is overheating, but how hot is it? Wattz is intended to empower you to make your own decisions based on the available information. Things like, "wow, this specific app uses a lot of power compared to other apps, maybe I should look at alternatives."

I'd be interested to hear your use case. Do you want your grandmother to use it? Do you find the information confusing and just want a simpler view? What about the information is confusing? Do you have a specific change in mind that could help? Perhaps most importantly, what information does wattz give you (and you want to see) that your phone doesn't already?

your phone is charging on a 15 watt charger

Unfortunately, this is just information that wattz doesn't have. At some level the hardware knows what charging rates are possible and negotiated, but this is not currently exposed through the OS. Wattz simply can't guess either. I regularly charge with a 100W charger. There is no way for wattz to guess that because my phone only charges "up to" 15W. Even then, how much of that 15W you actually get depends on your level of charge. One day you plug in and get 10W, and the next you get 5W. Both are using the same hardware, and both would be wrong values to guess for "size of charger".

[extioStorm]

Ok I was ignorant to think you could guess then based on the charge values. Although maybe you could, you would have to understand the formulas the phone is using to adjust charge rates according to battery fullness I guess. Knowing the formula, then you could figure out the charge rate the phone is getting whenever charging near empty, and estimate how much did the phone is charging at... But I guess that would be difficult and guesswork. Really just be saying 1.4 is slow, and 1.6 is medium and 1.8 is fast or something? In the end I see what you are saying though.

My use cases I'm a dumbass, and it confuses me to see 1.4 or whatever, and I wish it just said charging according to a 10 Watt charger, or 15 watt,. But if that's not possible so be it.

Would it be difficult to have wattz info as the screen saver when charging phone? I currently can set a clock screen saver while charging. Be nice to have the time and wattz info on that screen.

Jul 13, 2024 3:43:18 AM Dustin Brown @.***>:

Hi, thanks for your interest.

The reason wattz shows more detailed information is because phones already give you the basics. Most phones will tell you the level of charge, if the phone is charging, charging "rapidly" or "quickly", overheating, etc. What this doesn't tell you is "how much?" The phone is charging "rapidly", but how rapidly? The phone is overheating, but how hot is it? Wattz is intended to empower you to make your own decisions based on the available information.

I'd be interested to hear your use case. Do you want your grandmother to use it? Do you find the information confusing and just want a simpler view? What about the information is confusing? Do you have a specific change in mind that could help? Perhaps most importantly, what information does wattz give you (and you want to see) that your phone doesn't already?

your phone is charging on a 15 watt charger

Unfortunately, this is just information that wattz doesn't have. At some level the hardware knows what charging rates are possible and negotiated, but this is not currently exposed through the OS. Wattz simply can't guess either. I regularly charge with a 100W charger. There is no way for wattz to guess that because my phone only charges "up to" 15W. Even then, how much of that 15W you actually get depends on your level of charge. One day you plug in and get 10W, and the next you get 5W. Both are using the same hardware, and both would be wrong values to report for "size of charger".

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[dubrowgn]

Knowing the formula, then you could figure out the charge rate

You could get closer to reality this way in some cases, but the real formula will be different from one kind of phone to the next. It still doesn't help in cases where the charger has a higher rating than the phone either.

Would it be difficult to have wattz info as the screen saver when charging phone?

It doesn't look like screen savers are modifiable like that. It might be possible to add a whole new screen saver though. If you show notifications on your lock screen, you can see wattz info there, like this: