---
title: isBatteryMonitoringEnabled
framework: watchkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: watchkit/wkinterfacedevice/isbatterymonitoringenabled
---

# isBatteryMonitoringEnabled

A Boolean value that determines whether the app can monitor the device’s battery.

## Declaration

```swift
var isBatteryMonitoringEnabled: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property defaults to false. To monitor the device’s battery, set this property to true. This enables both the batteryLevel and batteryState properties.

## See Also

### Reading Information About the Battery

- [batteryLevel](watchkit/wkinterfacedevice/batterylevel.md)
- [batteryState](watchkit/wkinterfacedevice/batterystate.md)
- [WKInterfaceDeviceBatteryState](watchkit/wkinterfacedevicebatterystate.md)