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Posts: 3 | Thanked: 2 times | Joined on Jan 2010
#138
First of all, thanks for the great app, Arto.

I just have one question about this. Would it be extremely difficult to make this app drain the battery at least a little less, if not in the next version, in some later one then?

Here is a little backing for this:

I'm using my N900 allways on 2G mode to make the battery last longer. If I'm not running eSpeakCaller, the battery lasts about 2,5 days on my average use. But, if I start the eSpeakcaller, the battery will be empty in less than 20 hours.

For example, yesterday evening I unplugged the charger at around 11pm (battery was full) and started eSpeakCaller. This morning at around 8am the battery level was already only at 47%...

I have made some basic checking using (only) top command, and I think the most battery draining process while running eSpeakCaller, is pulse audio. I'm not absolutely sure about this, just some info if it helps you to tackle this in some later release.

I have also noticed that the battery draining does not stop if eSpeakCaller is set to not say the caller id or closing the app, I have to reboot the device if I want to achieve that.

Thanks in advance!