Ubuntu – Battery is stuck on estimating

16.04batterygnome

Even when my laptop is plugged in, it's stuck in an idle state(neither charging nor discharging) and the battery indicator is stuck on estimating and I am using Ubuntu GNOME

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Best Answer

On some systems the embedded controller that performs the battery level handling can get stuck. In these cases I've resolved the issue by removing all power from the laptop and removed the battery for a few minutes to ensure that the embedded controller has powered off. Placing the battery back in the laptop has resolved the issue.