Well, that was one extreme case lol. I use around 4-4,5 hours of screen on time on average, and about the same when it comes to screen off time (mostly streaming podcasts = a total of almost 9 hours of constant, various use. I guess that’s still quite high) 🙂 So I really don’t see any reason to complain too much about the battery life - even as a heavy user.
Also, when you are using an OLED screen and care about battery life, you should definitely use dark-mode…
Sure. But there are caveats to that.
That article is about Android phones only, though, but even so the mere science of how OLED screens work proves my point: https://www.businessinsider.com/does-dark-mode-save-battery?r=MX&IR=TSure. But there are caveats to that.
Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings
When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life of newer phones with screens that allow darker-colored pixels to use less power than lighter-colored pixelswww.purdue.edu
Specifically they said
And since OLED is OLED in this instance I fail to see how Apple magically would make this scenario any different. Then again I´m not too well versed in the OLED technology. Would love to be proven wrong...That Apple indeed is doing something revolutionary with their OLED screens that no other manufacturer has been able to do.
Just look into the article I posted, it explains it perfectly: "iFixit explains that OLED screens generate light for each individual pixel, meaning that black pixels won't use any power. It's a bit like turning off lights around your house; the house itself will still use some power, but the lights that you've turned off won't use any."Specifically they said
And since OLED is OLED in this instance I fail to see how Apple magically would make this scenario any different. Then again I´m not too well versed in the OLED technology. Would love to be proven wrong...That Apple indeed is doing something revolutionary with their OLED screens that no other manufacturer has been able to do.
Not looking to get into a argument here. Just wanted to provide a different viewpoint
So did you charge your battery on that day or you used that extreme day on one charge? 😯
That I know. And you obviously stopped reading after the part where the article I linked said "Android".
Which was also my point with my original post. I.e why I used the word caveat.
Two charges of around 50% each which equals 100% during 24 hours. That’s how I normally charge my phone (my battery health is still at 100%) - on an Apple 20W wired charger for around 30 minutes (50%) twice a day. So, for me at least, a full (100%) charge lasts me 24 hours of heavy use…
Nope, I have a weird schedule I guess. I charge it to around 80% when I wake up, then in the late afternoon or evening/night I charge it again. Usually these intervals happen when the battery is around 30% (I charge it to around 80%). I honestly don’t know if it makes any difference, but that’s what they advice when it comes to these kinds of batteries, from what I’ve read… 🤷♂️
True. It’s good to operate in those numbers, I just never made myself to do it. 😀
Nope, I have a weird schedule I guess. I charge it to around 80% when I wake up, then in the late afternoon or evening/night I charge it again. Usually these intervals happen when the battery is around 30% (I charge it to around 80%). I honestly don’t know if it makes any difference, but that’s what they advice when it comes to these kinds of batteries, from what I’ve read…
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Doesn’t happen here. I use Safari and AdGuard - no issues.MacRumors Site/Forums Causing Battery Drain?
I’ve tried a lot of things, even blocking the adds that help run this forum… but I can’t keep coming back on here the way it’s destroying my battery, health and heating up my phone. It’s madness. why is nothing be done or the site being run this way that it damages the very phones it’s...
Using focus, started getting battery drain and overheating issues again on here, shouldn’t have to use a ad blocker on this site, the battery drain on here is terrible 🤦♂️
Yeah, unfortunately browsing these forums without an ad-blocker is a pain in the arse. But I’ve been very satisfied with AdGuard. Scrolling is smooth, the phone doesn’t get hot, and the battery loss is minimal.
You using the free version?
