LED indicator when charing is stopped due to overheating

[devklepacki]

As in the title, my common issue with Aldente is that I think my battery is charging while in fact charging is stopped due to the battery exceeding the allowed temperature.

What'd love to have is something like the MagSafe LED indicator that's always off (as I have) but also very slowly blinking in orange (or anyhow) when charging is stopped due to overheating of the battery.

I just need any kind of an indicator that my battery is in fact not charging.

[andrewcrook]

Well you can see from the menu icon, depending on how you set it up, but I expect you're asking for a hardware option like controlling MagSafe LEDs etc If so, it depends if it is possible to gain access to that feature via an API. With MagSafe I am guessing probably not if the T2 chip is being used for that.

[andrewcrook]

I can see something flashing or brighter might be a good idea

[devklepacki]

This wouldn't be that bad actually! But I try to limit the space taken by the icon as much as possible to keep it clean, and this doesn't happen that often, so the tradeoff of having more messier Menu Bar is not worth it for me 😅 .

But what's more important is that having this as the MagSafe LED indicator would allow an indication that Heat Protection is activated even with the lid closed. That's what troubling me. I close down the computer and set it off to charge, and after a while when I want to use it I notice it's barely charged.

[andrewcrook]

Out of interest, what sort of temperatures are you reaching on your machine and room temp?

[devklepacki]

I have the Heat Protection limit set to 35 degrees, and it's sometimes even over 30 degrees outside in the shade.

[devklepacki]

For sure #630 would help immensely, but a little indicator would be useful anyway :)

[MatthiasKerbl]

As in the title, my common issue with Aldente is that I think my battery is charging while in fact charging is stopped due to the battery exceeding the allowed temperature.

What'd love to have is something like the MagSafe LED indicator that's always off (as I have) but also very slowly blinking in orange (or anyhow) when charging is stopped due to overheating of the battery.

I just need any kind of an indicator that my battery is in fact not charging.

Hi @devklepacki,

I understand where your suggestion is coming from, however, I am afraid it is too niche of an issue and would make AlDente Pro unnecessarily complicated. For now, I would recommend increasing the Heat Protection temperature, if charging takes too long with Heat Protection in your case. Furthermore, we will try to implement a temperature range and/or add fan control which should also help with your issue.
I will leave this suggestion open here if other users want to share their feedback about this topic.

Best,
Matthias