Thread: widgets - are they battery eaters ?
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2010-07-11 , 10:35
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Originally Posted by stickymick View Post
Hmmmm. I shouldn't think so. Not unless they are very CPU intensive and require a data connection 24/7 to function. i.e RSS feeds are a big power drain.

But if you put the phone into standby and leave it for a couple of hours, you'll find your widgets haven't changed since you put it in standby.
All widgets are not constructed this way, its possible to have it update even though the screen is off. And I don't think theres many widgets that require 24/7 data connection, most should update periodically(IE. 5/10/30/60/720/1440 minute intervals). That is individual for each widget, though.