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submitted 8 months ago by GlenRambo@jlai.lu to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

Not sure what's going on here. But it's the only app listed that is constantly using a sensor.

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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I’m guessing it uses that to sense rotation.

Accelerometers are not usually a major power drain.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 8 months ago

I would have thought that this is up to the OS.

[-] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 6 points 8 months ago

My phone is portrait locked though. So it shouldn't be sensing anything.

Especially if it's on the counter not moving.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz -5 points 8 months ago

The app supports rotation and is checking the sensor.

[-] Cypher@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

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?

this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2024
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