Re: [PLUG] OT - battery replacement for an Android phone

["Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com>]

Android has had the ability to see which apps have been using battery for a number of years now.

Also, I fully support and recommend getting out and taking leisurely drives, cycling, hikes, etc..  We have great infrastructure for that in PA.  That's just good for mental balance.  Just try not to you use your phone when you do  ;)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Mankowski" <waltman@pobox.com>
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 1:05:27 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT - battery replacement for an Android phone

On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 10:29:56AM -0400, Michael Leone wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> > Mot all batteries are bricks. I picked up one at Best Buy for a few
> > bucks. It's only 2000 mAh, but that's plenty to charge up my iPhone a
> > few times. And it only weighs a few ounces, so it's easy to toss in a
> > bag and forget about it.
> 
> Battery replacement for an S7 Edge is $50 at the Best Buy in Deptford
> (at the Samsung Repair Center); I checked online. I can live with
> that, for a new battery and the labor to swap it out; it's the getting
> there and back on public transit that is time consuming (but not too
> onerous, I think).

To be clear, I wasn't talking about replacement batteries, but rather
portable battery packs you can use to charge up anything with a USB
connection. Search for "portable cell phone charger" on Amazon and
you'll see dozens of varieties. I've got a few at home that folks were
giving out as swag at tech conferences.

> Also, iPhones are much better at battery life than Android, in my
> experience. Using my iPad as an example, I would describe it as
> *vastly better*. I can leave that thing unplugged for 14 hours
> (without using it), it's still at 100%. And yes, it is getting email
> and notifications, the cover is just closed.

Yes, iOS has gotten pretty aggressive about power management. On
recent versions of the OS there's a feature where you can see which
apps have been using the most batter. I don't know if such a thing
exists for Android, but if it does that would be a good place to look
to see if the app you can blame for your battery draining.

Walt

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