Comments on: LazyWeb Request: iPhone Power Miser

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:56 +0000

yes do it in this way. Aannd do it fast please

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:51:48 +0000

Thanks for the info Mike. I took the plunge and got the new 3g iPhone. So my next question is, when are you going to make your site “iPhone friendly”?

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:35:29 +0000

Kyle: Not really, but when I manually turned “Push” completely off, the battery life increased by leaps and bounds. Before, I turned it off by individually setting my Push account to the “Manual” setting. For some reason, this seemed to have no effect on battery life. But if you turn Push off at the top level, it works. Weird. Battery life is now acceptable to me.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:56:56 +0000

Mike, have you noticed any improvement in battery life with the new software update? They claim to improve battery life with it and was wondering how much of an improvement people saw. I'm really considering getting an iPhone and like you will be using it for corporate email along with "typical" cell phone use. I just want to make sure if I do get it, I can get through a whole day with typical use.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:54:29 +0000

So who’s gonna tell Jobs?? This drives me crazy having to turn 3g on/off through three menus!! Why oh why doesn’t it just come on when required, ie when apps that need it are opened.

By: court

court — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:23:51 +0000

i havent been able to run my battery out. The thing that seems to allow for most battery conservation on my iphone is turning on auto-lock after a few minutes. I got most drain by the phone sitting there, on, but not being used. However, my normal use is listening to a lot of music, i have about a dozen apps, i have never turned off 3G, wifi, vibrate, etc. I keep a charger in my car, but have never used it. Perhaps i dont talk on the phone as much as others, or perhaps I am around enough docks to charge it, which i do whenever I’m around one (a habit ive always had with phones). I’ve had the phone all day tho, without charging, and i still have 50% battery life at 5:30pm. However, when i do charge, it charges so rapidly that it isnt even a chore. My only gripe is that batteries aren’t replaceable/switchable. I dont understand that one at all. In the end i’ve loved my iPhone, but perhaps it’s because i see it as a small computer instead of a big phone.

By: ChairFace

ChairFace — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:34:01 +0000

I like the idea. Now all I need is a job that pays me enough that I can afford one of these things.

By: Membranophonist’s Ramblings » iPhone Power Settings

Membranophonist’s Ramblings » iPhone Power Settings — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:43:08 +0000

[…] Mike Davidson posted a critique of the number of steps required to change battery life-extending set…. Off the top of my head, I proposed what I mocked up and posted below; an always available means of switching among configurations. […]

By: Adam Thody

Adam Thody — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:52:33 +0000

Hi Mike,
I’ve got all that stuff running too (3 IMAP, .me sync, lastfm, etc.). I’ve noticed a huge different in battery life with all my devices if I follow two basic rules: don’t plug it in until it’s almost fully dead, and never unplug it until it’s fully charged. Letting the battery experience it’s fully range of charge makes all the difference in the world.

By: Matthew Lloyd

Matthew Lloyd — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:19:32 +0000

I would totally buy this App. On a good day I will not need to charge my phone till I go to sleep. On a bad day it will last about 8-9 hours (that WiFi just eats batteries)

By: Jack Coustou

Jack Coustou — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:19:27 +0000

I am not a heavy user, I listen to podcasts four about an hour a day and talk for about 30-45 minutes a day, all services on and I still get 3-4 days between charges.

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Le myster de batterie du iPhone 3G « Think Smart iPhone Blog — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:08:49 +0000

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By: thijs de Paepe

thijs de Paepe — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:24:40 +0000

Very cool idea Mike,
I ones had a similar idea the one click to switch from power mode to low drain mode idea but i never really did something with it since bossprefs kinda worked for me. But you translated it nicely inside the phone gui which is a much better approach for such an app. I did had one more suggestion I like to share with you. because my idea come from a different angle then yours.
Most people at night sleep 8 hours a day some of them charge there iphone in the period others leave then in there pockets draining power.
my suggestion was to create an auto low draining mode so a user could safe more power when there resting.

btw i do 3 days with one single charge on the 1st gen iphone.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:04:07 +0000

The HTC phones come with a communication manager. It has a assigned button on the side of the phone (TYTN II) which launched the app and then you just tap on the screen what you want on or off.

So I can turn wifi, bluetooth, 3g, phone in a couple of seconds or so. I find the TYTNII also has a shorter battery life when 3G is on. I only use the phone to periodically check email while away from the computer so 3G isn’t really needed on. I do however put it on when I need to access the net with the laptop while away from the office or is the DSL is down.

I find most phones have the settings too deep down in menus. Also they’re realy reallllllllllly badly designed. Where some settings are in a profile menu and others a settings menu and other somewhere else.
Added to that my mom has a Sony-Ericson what’s a few years old and the menu system is a pain as the icons are tiny and the captions aren’t too visible. For someone like my mom it’s near impossible to use these menus unless she gets sown a few times how to do it.