Life span of a battery

Question

is there a way or how to get or to know the life span of the battery? I'm making a Battery Information just like in the "Battery Doctor Saver Pro" the difference is that the life span that i need. i don't have any idea on how to do it. can anyone help me with this? THANKS for your help. :) so far this is my code without the "Life Span" that i said.

private BroadcastReceiver battery_receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            boolean isPresent = intent.getBooleanExtra("present", false);
            String technology = intent.getStringExtra("technology");
            int plugged = intent.getIntExtra("plugged", -1);
            int scale = intent.getIntExtra("scale", -1);
            int health = intent.getIntExtra("health", 0);
            int status = intent.getIntExtra("status", 0);
            int rawlevel = intent.getIntExtra("level", -1);
            int level = 0;

            Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();

            Log.i("BatteryLevel", bundle.toString());

            if (isPresent) {
                if (rawlevel >= 0 && scale > 0) {
                    level = (rawlevel * 100) / scale;
                }

                String info = "Battery Level: " + level + "%\n";

                info += ("Technology: " + technology + "\n");
                info += ("Plugged: " + getPlugTypeString(plugged) + "\n");
                info += ("Health: " + getHealthString(health) + "\n");
                info += ("Status: " + getStatusString(status) + "\n");

                setBatteryLevelText(info + "\n\n" + bundle.toString());
            } else {
                setBatteryLevelText("Battery not present!!!");
            }
        }
    };

    private String getPlugTypeString(int plugged) {
        String plugType = "Unknown";

        switch (plugged) {
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_AC:
            plugType = "AC";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_USB:
            plugType = "USB";
            break;
        }

        return plugType;
    }

    private String getHealthString(int health) {
        String healthString = "Unknown";

        switch (health) {
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_DEAD:
            healthString = "Dead";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_GOOD:
            healthString = "Good Condition";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_OVER_VOLTAGE:
            healthString = "Over Voltage";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_OVERHEAT:
            healthString = "Over Heat";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE:
            healthString = "Failure";
            break;
        }

        return healthString;
    }

    private String getStatusString(int status) {
        String statusString = "Unknown";

        switch (status) {
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING:
            statusString = "Charging";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_DISCHARGING:
            statusString = "Discharging";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_FULL:
            statusString = "Full";
            break;
        case BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_NOT_CHARGING:
            statusString = "Not Charging";
            break;
        }

        return statusString;
    }

Answer 1

Not exactly sure what you are trying to do here, to calculate watt hours or amp hours check this Link: http://www.powerstream.com/battery-capacity-calculations.htm If you want the time left on the battery you are currently using you need to get the current battery level and then know how fast it is being drained, either by checking how fast it has been drained up until then and then making an assumption or by knowing how much current you will draw.

Best results will be achieved if you calibrate your code for the exact battery you are using

(looks like i got beaten to the answer ;) )