Well, after reading this, I decided to do a bit more research. It's still up for grabs whether or not screen curtain saves battery power. I have read in different sources that it does and I have read that it does not. The following from the VoiceOver Wiki suggests that it does.
VoiceOver can also turn off the display but leave the touch screen sensitive to touch, saving battery power. Apple calls this feature "Screen Curtain". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoiceOver Of course, Who knows who writes these wiki articles. So, it's still a mystery I will have to simply experiment with. Neal -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: a battery saver, but effective? This always generates a bit of discussion on the list, but the screen curtain is a privacy feature and not a battery saving feature. It doesn't dim or turn off your screen. I don't have anything but anecdotal evidence, but I run with the screen curtain on all of the time, and I don't find it helps with the battery at all. On 04/09/2013 02:30 PM, Neal Ewers wrote: > Hi, Recently there was a message about turning on screen curtain and > saving battery life. I didn't pay close attention to the message, but > I'm guessing this is also a possibility for having your battery last > longer on a charge. > > Neal > > *From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2013 1:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: a battery saver, but effective? > *Sensitivity:* Personal > > Hi Ramy, > > I doubt such apps will do much despite their claims. I would just > follow normal battery saving techniques like making sure you turn off > Bluetooth and especially WiFi if you are out and about and don't use > it. WiFi uses up a fair amount of battery. Also make sure you don't > have any GPS apps running unless you need them and don't set location > based reminders like "Remind me to call John when I get home", these > use location services and drain your battery faster. > > If that is not enough you would be much better off trying to find > either aa battery case or an external battery which would allow you to > charge your phone when it gets below 10%, if you try and find > something with at least 1500 to 1800 MA you should be able to charge > your phone back to 100% if you start when you get the 10% notification. > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > *From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ramy Moustafa > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2013 6:41 AM > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* a battery saver, but effective? > *Sensitivity:* Personal > > Hi all: > > Please I need to ask if anyone find a good battery life saver for I > phone? I found some programs but they didn't do anything. > > Any ideas? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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