Is Charging

Summary

• Internal name: IsCharging
• Category: Battery
• Purpose: Check whether the device is currently charging. Branches the workflow based on charging state — true if any charger is connected, false otherwise.
• Task type: Condition

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Compatibility

• Minimum AndroMate version: 1.1.0

• Maximum AndroMate version: 1.1.0

• Minimum Android: Android 13 (API 33)

• Maximum Android tested: Android 16 (API 36)

• Required permissions: None

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Detailed description

The Is Charging task reads the battery charging status from the Android battery broadcast (ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED) and evaluates whether the device is actively charging. It acts as a condition node in the workflow: the workflow branches to the true path if charging, and to the false path otherwise.

A device is considered charging if EXTRA_STATUS equals BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING or BATTERY_STATUS_FULL.

No special permissions are required — ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED is a protected system broadcast available to all apps.

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Input parameters

This task has no configurable input parameters.

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Output parameters

This is a Condition task — it does not store a value. Instead, it directs workflow execution:

Condition	Next step
Device is charging (status = Charging or Full)	true branch
Device is not charging	false branch

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Exceptions

This task does not throw exceptions.

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Execution flowchart

flowchart TD
    Start([▶ IsCharging]) --> Register[📡 Register ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED\none-shot receiver]

    Register --> ReadStatus[🔋 Read EXTRA_STATUS]

    ReadStatus --> CheckCharging{Status = Charging\nor Full ?}

    CheckCharging -->|Yes| TrueBranch([✅ true branch])
    CheckCharging -->|No| FalseBranch([❌ false branch])

    style Start fill:#e3f2fd
    style TrueBranch fill:#c8e6c9
    style FalseBranch fill:#ffcdd2
    style Register fill:#fff9c4
    style ReadStatus fill:#f3e5f5
    style CheckCharging fill:#fff9c4

How it works:

1. Register battery receiver: registers a one-shot receiver for ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED
2. Read status: extracts EXTRA_STATUS from the battery intent
3. Evaluate condition: if status is BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING or BATTERY_STATUS_FULL, takes the true branch; otherwise takes the false branch

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Code examples

Example 1 — Branch workflow based on charging state

{
  "IsCharging": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "title": "Is device charging?"
    }
  ]
}

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Input parameter details

This task has no configurable input parameters.

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Output parameter details

This is a Condition task — it stores no output variable. The result drives the workflow branching:

true branch

Taken when EXTRA_STATUS equals BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING or BATTERY_STATUS_FULL.

false branch

Taken when the device is not charging.

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Complete JSON example

{
  "IsCharging": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "title": "Is Charging"
    }
  ]
}