Happy to be proven wrong, but at a guess this surely makes close to no real difference to battery life in reality? Who unlocks their phone and just stares at the wallpaper behind their icons? I suspect most users are only briefly on their home screens before doing something productive, like, you know, actually using an application, in which case the power savings afforded by this would likely be negligible at best. T…
Show HN: I built OLEDify to help save battery by pure-blacking your wallpapers
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Re: Show HN: I built OLEDify to help save battery by pure-blacking your wallpapers
#12Cool idea. Is there an android equivalent?
Re: Show HN: I built OLEDify to help save battery by pure-blacking your wallpapers
#13Happy to be proven wrong, but at a guess this surely makes close to no real difference to battery life in reality? Who unlocks their phone and just stares at the wallpaper behind their icons? I suspect most users are only briefly on their home screens before doing something productive, like, you know, actually using an application, in which case the power savings afforded by this would likely be negligible at best. T…
Re: Show HN: I built OLEDify to help save battery by pure-blacking your wallpapers
#14wow. it took apple over 15 years to catch up with OLED?! I haven't touched LCD since nexus One was out...
Re: Show HN: I built OLEDify to help save battery by pure-blacking your wallpapers
#15Wait, are there people who live the screen on just to look at their wallpaper? Usually my routine goes like this: - Unlock screen - Tap app - Use app(s) - Be done with app - Lock screen