Discussion: Energy Profiler
For more info see Ep. 104, Power Struggles
Apple really wants us to be good citizens of the battery.
Apps that quickly drain the battery will be shunned by users
Remember the Facebook background audio “bug” (some say ploy to allow the fb app to stay alive in background)
“App as patient” metaphor
iOS Energy Gauge / Energy Report
provides a high-level overview of energy usage as you test your app
Energy logging on phone
Good for long periods of data collection
Energy Instrument
for best results, target an iOS device wirelessly (I wasn’t able to get this working because you need Bonjour and multicast enabled on your wireless network access point)
20 / 20 is bad, 1 / 20 is good
Energy experts at Apple recommend
Do it never (Do it less)
Do it later
Use the background activity scheduler APIs
Do it more efficiently
Picks
John
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