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Does BiteSMS eat battery?
- Thread starter thadoggfather
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Does iLock eat the battery more then without it?
Figured i'd ask a similar question in your thread instead of making a new one.
Figured i'd ask a similar question in your thread instead of making a new one.
Battery life is important for a mobile device.
I'm not going to jump off a building if something eats battery more than stock, I'd just like to know if it's a hog.
Just like you wouldn't like your MBP if it had the battery life it does as if you're doing video encodes 100% of the time in the background...
I'm not going to jump off a building if something eats battery more than stock, I'd just like to know if it's a hog.
Just like you wouldn't like your MBP if it had the battery life it does as if you're doing video encodes 100% of the time in the background...
MikePA
macrumors 68020
Whether an app is running, in the foreground or background, it's using the battery. Kind of obvious. And what defines a 'battery hog' and how would anyone know if biteSMS uses more battery than stock? Does biteSMS run in the background? If you found out it does, would you stop using it? It's no different than telling the native Mail app to check for mail every x minutes. Something has to be running to do this check. Same for lock screen info, a weather app that shows the current temp in a bubble, etc. biteSMS uses Activator, as do a number of apps. My guess is Activator is running all the time in order to be able to intercept screen activity and take the appropriate action, if any.
sidewinder
macrumors 68020
MikePA
macrumors 68020
Once again, try actually reading the thread.
I don't care if biteSMS uses more battery, or if it runs in the background, the OP does. 🙄
fsck-y dingo
macrumors 6502a
It doesn't cause any noticeable drain to the battery. If it's something you're interested in using you won't have to worry about that.
sidewinder
macrumors 68020
MikePA
macrumors 68020
STEVESKI07
macrumors 68000
No, I do not experience any noticeable difference and BiteSMS is basically the only JB app I have installed.
atiffarooq
macrumors 6502a
No unexpected battery loss here. Just a brilliant app which Apple could learn to look at to improve their own feeble attempt!
Not sure if it makes a difference, but I dont think Bite SMS uses Activator, I have Bite but not Activator installed, as far as I know...
MikePA
macrumors 68020