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veen  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 30, 2016

Oh man screw everything about Facebook apps. They are a battery drain like all hell when going to fb.com in Chrome is just as good. That said, less facebook has never made my life worse.

And what better way to browse Hubski than through an exercise bike, right? ;)





b_b  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, what? I'm kind of shocked right now, but given how shitty my battery is (Nexus 5X), I'm going to try this and see what's up.

kleinbl00  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Literally:

Brand new Pixel. Facebook, Messenger and Pages Manager. Battery at 30% by 6pm.

Delete all three, install Metal. Battery at 70% by 6pm.

Facebook for Android is a fucking vampire.

user-inactivated  ·  2916 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How do you like the Pixel otherwise? I may need a new phone next year.

kleinbl00  ·  2915 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been telling people it's Google's iPhone 3G - that device that delivers exactly what you're expecting, with zero drama, zero surprises and total competence. The 3G was basically the best iPhone Apple ever made; it's all been downhill from there. Having messed with a 5X, a 6P, a 6, a Galaxy 4, a Galaxy 5 and a OnePlus, I would rank them thusly:

1) Pixel

2) OnePlus One

3) 5X

4) 6P

5) 6

6) wait this just got dumb

b_b  ·  2916 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You aren't kidding. Phone off charger from 8am to 1am yesterday and didn't even hit my low power mode (15%). I'm used to having to recharge at like 6pm. This is criminal. All this time I kind of thought the 5X was just kind of a piece of shit. How is this not more well known?!

kleinbl00  ·  2916 days ago  ·  link  ·  
b_b  ·  2916 days ago  ·  link  ·  

From my few day experiment, I think 20% is a very conservative estimate. I might sound nuts fit saying this, but I'd guess it's more like 30-40%. Wonder if the effect is at all phone dependent.

arguewithatree  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

it's so bad. i've been trying to use different apps so i'll give metal a shot

veen  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Another pro tip: if you want to use Messenger in Chrome it sends you to the Play Store, but you can avoid that redirect when requesting the desktop version of the page. It's a bit clunkier Messenger but it totally works.

user-inactivated  ·  2920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My primary use of Facebook is as a chatroom for clubs/boards at this rate. kb had suggested Metal for those who actually use Fb, but for anyone who uses it mostly for chat then third party apps are muchanging nicer and less of a battery drain. I read there were a few preferred ones, and Disa.im works suitably for my needs.

rjw  ·  2919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What does Disa actually work with? The website seems to avoid actually mentioning it...

user-inactivated  ·  2919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Disa apparently works with multiple platforms which I also can't find a definitive list online either for.... Checking the app on my phone right now says Facebook, text, WhatsApp, and 'Third Party Plugins' that you have to search for.

This article is what I used to find the app, if you're interested. It has 3 other alternatives to Fb chat.

rjw  ·  2919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, Trillian... It's still around?! I used that back in the MSN days. No doubt it's a different piece of software to the one that ran on Windows 98.

I'm gonna give Disa a go.

user-inactivated  ·  2919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy nuts. Didn't even know it was that old until y'all brought it up. I would have used it a while ago if I knew about it. I'd assume it's more polished in this iteration. That said, Disa can be a bit janky at times with simple things like not opening the app when I click the notification and ordering the messages in reverse chronology (that's just my own peeve, not a bug... just a feature!). But, on the whole, it serves its purpose for me reliably, and I'm happy with that alone.

goobster  ·  2919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Aw man... Trillian was awesome...