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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by EC1 on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:13AM (#11058498)
It's life changing being notification-free (only email + text). I used to have my phone loaded to the brim with apps, now I use maybe 3 or 4 apps regularly tops. Hell, I'm even debating going back to a super barebones flip phone.
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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by laumars on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:56AM (#11058768)
Comments like this is when I suddenly feel old. :)

I remember a life before the web, let alone smart phones and social networks. For me, buying my first Android phone (HTC G1 - the one with a slide out keyboard) is what changed my life. eg being able to solve an drunken pub debate in real time, or check train times, etc. It was really liberating....at the time.

It's funny because the prospect of being away from home with a flat battery is terrifying to many - and if I'm honest, not too appealing to myself either. Yet I've literally spent half my life without a mobile phone (smart or otherwise) and managed just fine.

It's funny how dependant we can become on technology.

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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by palakchokshi on Monday February 08, 2016 @12:56PM (#11059659)
I think you will love https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/get/id960699421?mt=8
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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by scholia on Monday February 08, 2016 @03:21PM (#11060616)
Android version or equivalent?
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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by palakchokshi on Monday February 08, 2016 @03:22PM (#11060628)
in development right now, sorry :(
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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by scholia on Monday February 08, 2016 @04:05PM (#11060891)
OK, thanks ;-)
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Re:Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone batte... by vevoo on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:22AM (#11058552)
I was in that debate too, at the end I chose to go with a two year windows phone...similar results :) , but still i can check the web if i need to.
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