Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/03/26/die-with-me-a-chat-app-that-o.html
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Hmm… wonder are the APIs to access battery levels particularly energy-hungry (like Bluetooth, WiFi, location etc.). Would be nicely meta if using this app had an “observing alters the thing observed” effect!
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That’ll be great for your Li-ion batteries.
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Measuring the battery’s fullness is basically free. You have to measure the slowly dropping voltage coming from the battery (which is a proxy for its remaining power) to compensate for it anyways. This reddit thread explains it nicely: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qrdc9/eli5how_do_digital_devices_know_how_much_energy/
Having the screen on would be the biggest drain here. They’re trying to minimize drain for folks with OLED screens by using a solid black background, but that doesn’t help for any other screen type.
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I’m dyeing my battery right now.
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Click-bait, nothing to do with the Type O negative track.
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What’s the point???
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Too much drama.
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Cool!
What color?
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Cool idea, except I never let my phone get below 40% most days so I’d never get to use it at all.
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But you can’t see if your mate has a charger at the ready.
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