GlenRambo to Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoVoyager seems to constantly use sensorimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1imageVoyager seems to constantly use sensorGlenRambo to Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoI’m guessing it uses that to sense rotation. Accelerometers are not usually a major power drain.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoI would have thought that this is up to the OS.
minus-squareGlenRamboOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoMy phone is portrait locked though. So it shouldn’t be sensing anything. Especially if it’s on the counter not moving.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down10·10 months agoThe app supports rotation and is checking the sensor.
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down8·10 months agoThe app shouldn’t be polling the sensor when rotation is disabled, because rotation will never be required when the setting is disabled. I can reword this a few ways to help you comprehend it if necessary. Maybe in a different language?
I’m guessing it uses that to sense rotation.
Accelerometers are not usually a major power drain.
I would have thought that this is up to the OS.
My phone is portrait locked though. So it shouldn’t be sensing anything.
Especially if it’s on the counter not moving.
The app supports rotation and is checking the sensor.
The app shouldn’t be polling the sensor when rotation is disabled, because rotation will never be required when the setting is disabled.
I can reword this a few ways to help you comprehend it if necessary. Maybe in a different language?