Hi, I got several questions in e-mails and PMs regarding resource usage by Squidget. So I thought It is best to clarify it here:
Squidget goes into sleep mode (not processing anything or communicating with the server) in the following cases: 1. When your current player is off or paused (That will change a bit soon, when I add player per widget functionality). 2. When you turn the device screen off. In fact it remains idle until you: 1. power / play a player 2. rotate the phone (if your home screen supports it, then sleeps again - I 'm not sure if it actually wakes up - It may depend on the implementation of the Home Launcher) 3. change WiFi state 4. turn the screen on If in these cases it fails to reconnect it will try again 3 times every 3 seconds, then 3 times every 1 minutes, then once an hour. If network bandwidth is an issue - note that the reconnect attempt uses just a few bytes. If you are abroad and roaming to a different network it's probably best to remove Squidget from the home screen. I'm about to add a setting to the configuration to toggle it to connect only over WiFi. There should be no issue of using resources (CPU or battery). You can check it at Menu -> Settings ->About phone->Battery->Battery use. I believe you won't see Squidget in the list there. I see 2% after a full day of coding and debugging. When I tested battery usage I also tried keeping screen on permanently when playing music. Then I reached 5% battery for Squidget 4-5% WiFi (and also 60% display). I guess however that no one uses a phone like that. This issue is of MAJOR importance to me as it makes the difference between being a usable widget people use daily on their home screen to something people stop using. I appreciate further comments about power usage - especially if you experience any battery drain caused bu Squidget. -- ganjastone Squidget - Android SqueezeBox Widget http://mysquidget.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ganjastone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3122 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86993 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
