Alfred AirPods Pro Battery

[godbout]

another fork: https://github.com/godbout/alfred-airpods-pro-battery

 

the original Workflow doesn't work for me (wrong arguments; left ear gets right ear data and right ear gets nothing).

 

currently only available on GitHub. will put on Packal later... :))))))

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by godbout
Removed jabs

[godbout]

available on Packal now: http://www.packal.org/workflow/alfred-airpods-pro-battery

 

enjoy! ☀️

[SJ2K]

For some reason it doesn't work for me. The 0% reading for the left ear is certainly not right. Any ideas?

 

[godbout]

interesting. i had the same issue with the original repo that i've forked. have a try maybe? https://github.com/BeneathCloud/AirpodsBattery

 

if you don't mind letting me know what version of macOS you're running that might help too. and you're having the AirPods Pro or the normal ones?

[Raspbian]

Just tried it right now. For me, the R one is 0%.

 

Airpods Pro. MacOS Catalina 10.15.4.

[godbout]

lol

 

interesting. might be the list of bluetooth devices connected then. not sure. will check.

 

could you guys send a screenshot of them, like below? thanks.

 

 

[SJ2K]

2 hours ago, godbout said:

might be the list of bluetooth devices connected then

 

This hint was good. It turns out that apb was somehow clashing with my third party Bluetooth mouse. After disconnecting the mouse, apb now correctly reads my AirPods battery levels, even after re-connecting my mouse. Not sure where the bug is though, as it's clearly looking for "Minor Type: Headphones" in the script.

[godbout]

34 minutes ago, SJ2K said:

 

This hint was good. It turns out that apb was somehow clashing with my third party Bluetooth mouse. After disconnecting the mouse, apb now correctly reads my AirPods battery levels, even after re-connecting my mouse. Not sure where the bug is though, as it's clearly looking for "Minor Type: Headphones" in the script.

 

well. probably if you restart your computer, you'll end up with the same issue. care to try? 😂️

 

actually i've forked this from another workflow that wouldn't work for me. thought it was an AirPods Pro issue as the other workflow was for the normal AirPods. seems not. also my workflow work for both my iMac that has keyboard and trackpad connected, and my MacBook that has nothing... so, gonna have to investigate.

 

thanks for the report!

[godbout]

i had to dig into bash, unix, a couple of unix tools, and two books about scripting 😂️

 

but there's a new version. i understand the code better now, cleaned it, and added the Case battery level if available: https://github.com/godbout/alfred-airpodspro-battery

 

have a look and let me know if you guys still have any issue with wrong data being printed out. thanks!

[godbout]

[3raxton]

Thanks for your hard work on this @godbout! I can't raise an issue on the Github repo but I'm having issues with the apb command. I've connected my AirPods Pro correctly but the workflow can't seem to pick up my battery when connected. I don't have any other Bluetooth connections and have already done a restart. Do you have any ideas what might fix this issue? 

 

[godbout]

ah yes, issues were not enable by default sorry. probably coz it's a fork. fixed.

 

can you try the original Workflow and see if you have the issue too: https://github.com/BeneathCloud/AirpodsBattery

which version of macOS are you on?

 

thanks.

[choc]

Works fine, thanks.

[godbout]

On 9/14/2020 at 5:29 AM, 3raxton said:

Thanks for your hard work on this @godbout! I can't raise an issue on the Github repo but I'm having issues with the apb command. I've connected my AirPods Pro correctly but the workflow can't seem to pick up my battery when connected. I don't have any other Bluetooth connections and have already done a restart. Do you have any ideas what might fix this issue? 

 

 

can you run the following in your Terminal: 

 

grep -iA6 '"'"$(grep -B2 "Minor Type: Headphones" <<< $(system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType) | awk '/Address/{print $2}')"'"' <<< $(defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth)

 

and show me the result at the end, close to your next prompt. should show something like the pic i'm attaching.

 

 

[godbout]

On 9/14/2020 at 2:56 PM, choc said:

Works fine, thanks.

 

good! glad it helps.

[3raxton]

Ran the original workflow and ended up with the first image. I have Bluetooth manager installed but still don't have any of the results expected. After running the prompt in Terminal this is the result. Thanks for taking the time to help me out with this!  

 

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2020 by 3raxton
Pictures were giant

[godbout]

well i forked the original Workflow because it didn't work for me. maybe you need to fork mine and make your own 😂️😂️😂️

 

ok i'll have a look, but might need some back and forth to debug, if you want this solved.

[godbout]

try this:

 

system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType 2>/dev/null | grep -B3 "Minor Type: Headphones"

 

you should get 4 lines as a result. first should be the name of your AirPods. please check and let me know. second is your AirPods MAC address.

 

this should tell us if the Workflow is grabbing the right MAC address. if yes then we need to dig deeper. 

Edited September 21, 2020 by godbout

[3raxton]

Yes, it is grabbing the right address and it now working after installing it again. Not sure why that worked but it did. Thanks for your help!

[godbout]

it probably got scared and understood correctly it'd better behave.

[godbout]

enjoy!

[forgetfulfellow]

@godbout works for me! Thanks for writing this, that's a pretty gnarly script you have going on for retrieving the bluetooth info 😀

 

[godbout]

hey @forgetfulfellow, thanks. it's a ripoff of another workflow, just changed the icons and kept it up to date. stealing all the glory. cost me two weeks of ban i think, but hey, i'm taking the love!

[godbout]

quite a few changes in bluetooth output commands in Monterey. Workflow is now updated for it: https://github.com/godbout/alfred-airpodspro-battery/releases

[Southgirl]

This workflow is exactly what I was looking for. Works wonderfully, thanks!