---
id: settings.what-does-the-power-row-in-the-popover-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-does-the-power-row-in-the-popover-mean
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Quiet Hours, pausing and schedules"
question: "What does the Power row in the popover show?"
alt_questions:
  - "Popover power on AC no meeting"
  - "Power row storage studio"
  - "Why does Storage Studio show my battery?"
  - "Power status in Storage Studio popover"
short_answer: "In Smart mode only, it combines your battery level, whether you're on mains power, and whether a meeting is detected — the signals that decide if automatic work may run."
tags: ["battery", "popover", "smart mode"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-does-the-quiet-hours-line-in-the-popover-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-change-the-battery-level-for-smart-mode"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does the Power row in the popover show?

It appears only in Smart mode and combines the two signals Smart mode watches besides your activity: your battery level and whether you're on mains power, plus whether a meeting is detected.

It's there so you can see at a glance why automatic work is or isn't running. Change the thresholds in **Settings → Quiet Hours**.