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.