generate a low battery alert programmatically in Android

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I want to generate a low battery alert programmatically, same as that will be generated when battery is low..can any one post a sample code how to do it..am aware of ACTION_BATTERY_LOW. but how to use it..? i want to generate a low battery alert even though battery is not low.

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16295196/how-to-simulate-low-battery-in-android-devices — AlikElzin-kilaka, Jul 15 '13 at 13:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '10 at 09:46

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ACTION_BATTERY_LOW is a system's broadcast action, so you won't be able to generate it for security reasons - at least not on a "regular" device

answered Sep 09 '10 at 09:46

DonGru

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Then is there is any other way to generate low battery alert Martin? – Sri Sri Sep 09 '10 at 11:15
I don't exactly know what you're trying to do - but if it's just about raising an alarm you could use ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED to monitor the battery state and if it drops under a defined value you can show a custom low-battery-dialogue – DonGru Sep 09 '10 at 11:38

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '11 at 05:53

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Try here: http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f8/battery-value-in-andriod-22236/

answered Jul 11 '11 at 05:53

dorin

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Link doesn't answer the question; but, is a nice brief example of reading battery level. – donfede Jan 26 '13 at 04:40

generate a low battery alert programmatically in Android

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