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BatteryManager.charging

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

A Boolean value indicating whether or not the device's battery is currently being charged.

Syntax

var charging = battery.charging

On return, charging indicates whether or not the battery, which is a BatteryManager object, is currently being charged; if the battery is charging, this value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example

HTML Content

<div id="charging">(charging state unknown)</div>

JavaScript Content

navigator.getBattery().then(function(battery) {

    var charging = battery.charging;

    document.querySelector('#charging').textContent = charging ;
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Battery Status API	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	39.0	10 (10) moz 16 (16)^[1] 52 (52)^[3]	No support	25	No support

Feature	Android	Android Webview	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile	Chrome for Android
Basic support	No support	40.0	10.0 (10) moz 16.0 (16)^[1] 52.0 (52)^[3]	No support	25^[2]	No support	42.0^[2]

[1] Disabled by default in Firefox 10.0, but can be enabled setting the preference dom.battery.enabled to true. Starting with Firefox 11.0, mozBattery is enabled by default. The Battery API is currently supported on Android, Windows, and Linux with UPower installed. Support for MacOS is available starting with Gecko 18.0 (Firefox 18.0 / Thunderbird 18.0 / SeaMonkey 2.15). Firefox also provide support for the deprecated navigator.battery.

[2] Values for BatteryManager.chargingTime and BatteryManager.dischargingTime are always equal to Infinity.

[3] From Firefox 52 onwards, the Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.