Power: Indicate if the device is discharging faster than it is charging
At Endless we see a number of users who charge their computers from solar panels. Solar is a somewhat variable technology, and also requires a certain amount of correct setup from the user to be effective and users can often be charging more slowly than the power consumption of their device.
It would be good to have a UI indication that gives a simple indication of power consumption vs power supply whilst charging. This way the user can deduce "the battery isn't charging because the solar panel isn't well positioned" vs "the battery is charging but very slowly because the solar power isn't performing great" vs "the sun is shining, the panel is clean and well positioned, and charging is going at optimum speed".
This wouldn't just be for solar. Increasing numbers of laptops are shipping with USB-C plugs and using USB Power Delivery to negotiate wildly varying charging rates.
Design Tasks
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Design the integration! Is this a simple string change? Do we need a notification in this case? Is there something else required.
Development Tasks
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Depends on the design!
QA Tasks
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Depends on the design!