How to configure Battery Alerts for devices in AirBuddy
Battery Alerts can notify you when a device falls below a chosen battery level or finishes charging.
Create a Battery Alert
- Open the AirBuddy Dashboard.
- Control-click a device, then choose Battery Alerts.
- Add a low-battery or charged alert.
- Choose the battery, threshold, alert style, and sound when available.
- Preview the alert, then save it.
You can also open AirBuddy settings, select Devices, then use the Battery Alerts button or More menu beside a device.
Choose an alert style
Battery Alerts can use the Action HUD, AirBuddy’s circular alert, or a standard macOS notification. A standard notification is useful when you want the alert retained in Notification Center.
Device support and limitations
Battery Alerts are available for supported devices that report battery information, including AirPods and Beats, Apple accessories, mobile devices, portable Macs, and compatible third-party peripherals.
Charged alerts require the device to report while it is charging. Some devices stop transmitting before a charge completes, so AirBuddy might not be able to deliver the alert.
Compatible AirPods charging cases can have their own low and charged alerts. Recent cases, including supported AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 cases, can sometimes report without the earbuds inside.
When Macs are connected through Magic Handoff, dismissing an alert on one Mac can dismiss the matching alert on the others.
Move Battery Alerts to another Mac
Open Advanced settings to export Battery Alerts to a file or import alerts from another AirBuddy installation. Alert configurations sync over iCloud on Macs logged into the same Apple Account.