Web manager: meaning of "charging" icons
Charging should mean that the internal battery is charging.
Does it mean the this flag (https://github.com/traccar/traccar-client-ios/issues/73) is added?
Then why for some devices which are charging IRL this flag is not set?
Are you comparing same platforms? Same versions? And both are charging?
Probably I am not getting your answer about "platform".
I am using web interface as manager.
All devices are connected to demo3.
One hour ago 2 devices were marked as "charging" - and they were charging IRL:
-- iPhone 12 (the latest iOS)
-- iPhone 6S+ (iOS 12.5.x)
At the same time also 4 devices were charging IRL:
-- iPhone 5S (iOS 12.5.x) - 2 similar devices
-- iPad Air (iOS 15.x)
-- old Samsung P6800 tablet (Android 4.x - so great that your client works there!!!!)
Currently 2 devices are marked as "charging" - and they were charging IRL:
-- iPhone 6S+ (iOS 12.5.x) (80%)
-- iPad Air (iOS 15.x) (38%)
At the same time also 1 device is charging IRL:
-- iPhone 5S (iOS 12.5.x) (90%)
I switched on/off traccar client on devices which are not marked as "charging", refreshed web interface by F5 (Chrome) - no changes.
Can the "charging" flag depend on a value of battery_level?
This is the API and logic we use on iOS:
https://github.com/traccar/traccar-client-ios/blob/master/TraccarClient/PositionProvider.swift#L86
Looking at this code:
charging: device.batteryState == .charging || device.batteryState == .fullCurrently for iPhone 5S (which is charging IRL) it is displayed "97%" in web interface, no "charging" mark is displayed.
I guess that the "device.batteryState" is reported by iOS; is it possible that iOS does not report it properly?
Those values are reported directly by iOS.
Is there any way to intercept these "charging" flag reported by iOS?
Right now I connected to a charger another iPhone 5S (76%), and again there is no "charging" mark in web-interface.
Started iOS Traccar manager, same - no "charging" mark.
Could be an issue in iOS; but same iOS 12.5.x is on iPhone 6S+ - and there the "charging" mark was displayed in web.
Btw, Life360 is reporting "charging" properly on these old iPhones, also in that old Samsung P6800 (Android 4; 2 years ago Life360 stopped working on that Android version but all battery data were reported properly when it was working).
It is absolutely not to offend you, I am just trying to find out a reason of my glitches.
What do you mean by intercepting? We're already using the flag.
By "intercepting" I mean "track this flag by me and check if it really reported by iOS to Traccar client".
I am not an expert in iOS, but from my own experience with other systems - if Traccar client gets a wrong status from iOS, 2 reasons are possible:
-- iOS reports it not correct;
-- iOS reports it in several places (or by different ways), and in some places it is reported wrong, in some places it is reported right.
I think that the 2nd situation is possible since other applications like Life360, Home Assistant companion app report "charging" properly, almost in a real time.
Again, not blaming Traccar at all, most probably there is some confusion inside iOS.
If you find a better way of getting this information let us know and we'll update the app.
Seems you understood me in a wrong way.
Why?
Since the only thing you could say is "if you know how to do it bettr - tell us".
No need to brush people off if they are in a rather polite manner trying to find out reasons of failure & make your product better if possible.
I was asking for a help since you are an expert in iOS, I myself (as a dev since 1997 but never dealt with mobile platforms) may only politely propose possible methods to investigate.
As I already said - probably there is some issues with iOS reporting the "charging" data since sometimes it is reported properly, sometimes not; and some other apps reporting properly too. For instance, same iOS 12.5.x probably behaves differently with batteries on different phones - so we get a proper readings from iPhone 6S+ & wrong readings from two iPhone 5S.
Hello!
Using Traccar with a few devices (Android, iOS) & demo3 server.
In a Web interface for each device a battery icon is displayed.
Some of these icons are with a "charging" mark - like these devices are charging now.
But for some devices which are really charging now - this "charging" mark is not displayed.
Some time ago I registered a Github issue about adding a "battery charging" attribute (https://github.com/traccar/traccar-client-ios/issues/73), but I do not think it is implemented.
Could you explain a meaning of this "charging" mark?