Mobile Battery Drain

Users express concerns about how a specific app or feature impacts smartphone battery life, debating its drain effects and OS-specific optimizations like those on iOS and Android.

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Sample Comments

alaricus May 12, 2022 View on HN

That can't be good for the battery life.

bserge Aug 29, 2021 View on HN

Anything to avoid increasing battery life, I guess.

amelius Mar 2, 2025 View on HN

Is this going to drain __my__ phone battery more?

batperson Nov 17, 2021 View on HN

Would it really affect battery consumption in any meaningful way ?

drKarl May 25, 2010 View on HN

Of course it will drain battery life. I don't intend to use it, only point that actually there is such application.

jjtheblunt Mar 25, 2020 View on HN

Perhaps this style of app, on iOS devices, drains more battery power than deemed reasonable?

Filligree Dec 28, 2019 View on HN

It might use less battery time?

monocasa Mar 7, 2018 View on HN

Wouldn't that destroy your battery life?

arduinomancer Jun 24, 2018 View on HN

Does that affect battery life by much?

kalleboo Feb 21, 2016 View on HN

It would kill their battery life numbers