Power Alarm - power status - unplug power and alarm sounds
About Power Alarm
Power Alarm is a tools app developed by Dave Truby.
Download Statistics
Power Alarm has been downloaded 39 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 210 times.
User Ratings
Power Alarm is rated 3.38 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 210 ratings.
App Information
Power Alarm is FREE to download. The APK download size is 5.87 MB. The latest version available is 1.1.8. The last update was on September 26, 2024.
Technical Requirements
Power Alarm requires Android 4.2+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2013.
Description
Power Alarm is a power state application. When the alarm is activated, and your device is charging (cable connected or wireless), if it is unplugged, or the power the cable is connected to is off, the app will vibrate, flash the screen and sound an alarm. The app can be used to notify you of a power outage. You would need to be within hearing distance for this to be useful. This could be useful related to the status of a breathing or other medical device.
Features:
The alarm sound is the selected ringtone. You can change the selected ringtone in the Settings.
Power Alarm has two alarm states: Enabled (red) - removal of power sounds the alarm. Disabled (green) - removal of power does not sound the alarm.
The Power Alarm app does not have to be running for the alarm to sound. The alarm will sound even if the Android device is sleeping (screen is off). While the device is sleeping, when the alarm is tripped (power removed), you have to unlock the device then select the notification to go to the app to stop the alarm. Alternatively, instead of selecting the notification, you can open the app from the home screen. Note: Stopping the alarm sounding does not disable the alarm.
The app displays power connection state (connected or disconnected). The state displays if the device is connected to a computer (USB), wall outlet (AC) or wireless (Wireless) charging.
While the alarm is sounding, reconnecting power stops the alarm. The alarm can be enabled while power is not connected and the alarm will not sound until power is connected and then disconnected.
The alarm can optionally have a PIN set so silencing the alarm requires the entry of the PIN. This PIN is in addition to the wake up unlock password, swipe or fingerprint if present.
The alarm has a sound start delay setting where after the phone vibrates the alarm does not sound for the specified delay setting. If you forgot that the alarm is enabled, this enables you to re-connect power and stop the alarm from sounding.
The alarm has a duration setting after which the alarm ends without any other action. Other than the sound nuisance, stopping the alarm saves from the battery being drained.
When the alarm is active, an indicator is displayed in the notification at the top of the screen. You will find this feature helpful to remind you that the alarm is active and not trip the alarm yourself. This notification is also displayed on the lock screen.
Recent changes: This release contains significant functionally changes to comply with the Google API/Play Store policies. A) The sounding of the alarm is now a ringtone (that you can select) instead of a small number of pre-recorded sound files. 2) The Charge Complete functionality is removed. 3) The device boot monitor functionality is removed. 4) The functionality to limit the ability to circumvent the alarming is removed - this app is now not primarily used for security purposes.
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Needed a reliable alarm to wake me up in event of a power outage. This worked flawlessly after many tests. No more overflowing aquarium sump tank when power goes out while I'm asleep...
★★★★★A Google User· May 18, 2014
Does the job! Got it to alert me when phone loses external power due to vibration while 4-wheeling/dirt biking & using the GPS. Perfect, problem solved, thanks Dave!
★☆☆☆☆Paul· Apr 5, 2019
It says to upgrade to use sms and email... Where do I upgrade? No option for it.
★☆☆☆☆anil paudel· Jul 13, 2018
I don't know why it didn't trigger alarm. I kept it on ac plugged in around
12 am.I woke up around 5 am .and checked if it trigger or not.I cut the
current but no alarm heard. If someone could help.but later on if I
unplugged the charger and plugged in, then alarm is working fine.what
happened.my phone was 100%charged then
★☆☆☆☆napoleon smith· Jul 29, 2023
Nope. Disconnected partway but no alarm. Original: It works but vibrates while trying to hook power wire up. I have a bad internal connected, so constant vibration while trying to start charging is annoying. Only the audible alarm waits time I choose. But vibrates immediately upon disconnect. PLEASE PAUSE VIBRATE TOO. THANKS. No ads so far. Thanks. VIBRATES WHEN ANSWERING PHONE IF UNPLUGGED WHILE ANSWERING AND Can't SPEAK OR HEAR.
★☆☆☆☆Jeff Nurenberg· Sep 6, 2019
No matter which sound you pick from the menu, it still only plays a quiet beep when triggered. Also listed as a "game" by Samsung's game launcher, so it gets muted by default and the app's icon is hidden from view. Lastly, the volume can absolutely be manipulated while it's triggered, but even at full volume it's still incredibly quiet for something designed to get your attention.
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Power Alarm is requesting 8 permissions and is using 25 libraries.
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