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 <[email protected]>: > 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:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [415306] Screen curtain and battery draining > > Hello, Sieghard. > > Dimming the screen is the correct means of regulating backlight power > consumption for best battery life between charges. Officially: > > "[turning] screen curtain 'on' has no effect on battery. Dimming the screen > does effect the battery." > > The curtain function is a means to obscure screen content quickly, hence the > three-finger triple-tap activates it. > > Please feel welcome to share this information with your discussion group. > > Regards > Apple Accessibility > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting 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.
