Plugin.DeviceCharging

A plugin for .NET MAUI and .NET 10 to detect and monitor the device's charging state.

Features

• Detects if the device is currently charging (IsCharging).
• Subscribes to state changes with the ChargingStateChanged event.
• Compatible with Dependency Injection (IServiceCollection).

Installation

Install the Plugin.DeviceCharging NuGet package in your .NET MAUI project.

Configuration (.NET MAUI)

In your MauiProgram.cs file, register the Plugin.DeviceCharging service:

using Plugin.DeviceCharging;

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
        builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>();

        // Add the DeviceCharging plugin
        builder.Services.AddDeviceCharging();

        return builder.Build();
    }
}

Usage

Inject the IChargingService interface into your class / ViewModel.

using Plugin.DeviceCharging;

public class MainViewModel
{
    private readonly IChargingService _chargingService;

    // Gets the current charging state
    public bool IsCharging => _chargingService.IsCharging;

    public MainViewModel(IChargingService chargingService)
    {
        _chargingService = chargingService;
        
        // Subscribe to charging state changes
        _chargingService.ChargingStateChanged += OnChargingStateChanged;
    }

    private void OnChargingStateChanged(object? sender, bool e)
    {
        // 'e' indicates the new charging state
        // Notify the view if necessary
    }
}

API

IChargingService

• bool IsCharging { get; }: Returns true if the device is charging or plugged in.
• event EventHandler<bool>? ChargingStateChanged: Fires with the current state (true / false) when the charging source changes.

Compatibility

This project targets .NET 10 and is designed to work on the platforms supported by .NET MAUI (Android, iOS, Windows, MacCatalyst). Platform-specific implementations (such as on Android) automatically handle screen notches and the hiding of system bars.

Note regarding iOS and MacCatalyst: These platforms have not been tested. Developing, building, and testing applications for Apple platforms strictly requires Apple-branded hardware (a Mac) according to Apple's End User License Agreement (EULA). Since I do not currently possess the appropriate legal Apple hardware, these platforms remain untested. Contributions, bug reports, and pull requests from developers with macOS environments are highly appreciated!