Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-12 Thread Chris Smart
Mike, I'm likely to believe people who have tested this by having the phone do a specific task for as long as it takes to run the battery down, recharge, turn off screen curtain, run the exact same test again. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google

Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Listers, As has been pointed out before, the screen curtain does not help extend battery life. I wrote to Apple Accessibility and ask for an official statement regarding screen curtain and brightness and below is the reply: From: Apple Accessibility [mailto:accessibil...@apple.com] Sent:

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
For all of my mobile devices, I set the brightness to 0 percent. Since I can't read them, no reason to waste power on a bright display. I do also use the screen curtain, mainly because I do have some vision and my eyes are very light sensitive. Original message: Hello Listers, As has been

RE: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Cristóbal
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining For all of my mobile devices, I set the brightness to 0 percent. Since I can't read them, no reason

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Joseph FreeTech
PM Subject: Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining Hi, respectfully that's probably psychological perception due to the expectation. I would vote to believe what Apple support themselves say about it. -- Raul A. Gallegos Finally heading to the comic book

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Dionesque
In fact the screen isn't totally off when the curtain is active, it's still glowing. Only locking the screen actually turns it off. Regards, Barbara Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 10.09.2013 um 21:28 schrieb Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca: Hello Listers, As has been pointed out before,

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining For all of my mobile devices, I set the brightness to 0 percent. Since I can't read them, no reason to waste power on a bright display. I do also use

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining Hello Listers, As has been pointed out before, the screen curtain does not help extend battery life. I wrote to Apple Accessibility and ask for an official statement regarding screen curtain

Re: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Michael Capelle
this is not true at all, i have turned on screen curten, and noticed my life of the phone has lasted longer. thanks. mike. -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:28 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain

RE: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Shai
screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining Hello Listers, As has been pointed out before, the screen curtain does not help extend battery life. I wrote to Apple Accessibility and ask for an official statement regarding screen curtain and brightness and below is the reply: From: Apple

RE: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining Hello Listers, As has been pointed out before, the screen curtain does not help extend battery life. I wrote to Apple Accessibility and ask for an official statement regarding screen curtain and brightness

RE: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining

2013-09-10 Thread Jon C. Pierson
Subject: RE: Apple Accessibility about screen curtain and battery, was: battery draining Hello Sieghard, Thanks for checking in on this. Would it be good then to turn screen curtain off, set brightness down to 0 and turn autobrightness off to keep that setting? Also, what about if a sighted person