Timeline for Battery level indicators: Do they consume more battery?
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| Oct 29, 2012 at 8:10 | comment | added | Siebe | As I said, the difference lies in the apps themselves. A bad developer might not do it the right way and that would be a cause for battery consumption. | |
| Oct 28, 2012 at 1:28 | comment | added | TomG | An app doesn't have to "check the battery level" -- it registers to be sent an Intent when the battery status changes, so it is possible to show the status with very little battery consumption. If the app does other things when it receive the notification, that would be the cause of battery use. | |
| Oct 26, 2012 at 9:25 | history | answered | Siebe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |