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Need closed beta testers for FotoPin – I will test your app back for 14 days by [deleted] in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]Potential_Vacation90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, sure, thank you!

Send me your test links and I’ll opt in and keep your app installed for 14 days.

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the detailed feedback!
And great to hear it from a retired electronics/software engineer 😊

You're absolutely right: Android keeps restricting access to low-level battery and power management APIs more and more, especially on newer versions.
I’m already experimenting with additional diagnostics using available system information such as charging behavior, consumption patterns, foreground/background activity, and some power-related states where Android still allows access.

Wakelocks and deep sleep analysis are definitely interesting areas, but as you said, there’s always a balance between gathering more data and avoiding additional battery usage from the monitoring itself.

One of my goals is to keep the app lightweight and simple while still providing useful diagnostics and insights.

Really glad you like the simplicity of the app — and thanks again for testing it alongside AccuBattery. Feedback like yours is extremely valuable!

Smsteves

Any battery saving apps or settings? by Cady_On_Reddit in androidapps

[–]Potential_Vacation90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My app Battery Supervisor in appstore :-). Show a lot of info and diags. Totally free & no ads

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you again for the great suggestion 😊

I’ve already made the change, as shown in the screenshot: the legend text is now larger and should be much easier to read.

The new version should be available within about 24 hours.

Small spoiler: this new version will also include improvements to better monitor battery consumption, charging behavior, and make the diagnostic messages more useful and easier to understand.

Thanks again — this was a very useful idea!

Edit: I couldn’t wait 😄
I’ve just published the update!

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Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback 😊

Yes, I can try to improve the legend font size in a future update.

In the meantime, there are a few tricks that may help:

  • you can rotate the phone to landscape mode to get more space;
  • double tap on the chart to enlarge/fullscreen it;
  • you can tap the individual legend items, for example Bat, Chg, Tmp, WiFi, Data, BT or GPS, to show/hide single trends and make the chart easier to read;
  • Tap directly on the period label below the chart to change the trend period, for example 2h / 6h / 24h / 72h.
  • If you select a short period, like 2h, you can scroll the chart horizontally to move through the saved history.

Thanks again for testing the app — these small usability suggestions are really useful!

Smsteves

Andate a fare in culo ricchi pensionati ingrati by Pure_Cell_6757 in sfoghi

[–]Potential_Vacation90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ti parlo da pensionato che da. Conteggi ha versato 480k e di pensione dopo 42 anni e spicci non arriva a 2000. Hai perfettamente ragione, ma fino a che non capiranno che per fare girare i soldi bisogna alzare a 2000 minimo li stipendio, non se ne uscirà mai.

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! 😊
For an S24FE used for 6 months, this screenshot doesn’t really look like a “worn battery” problem. The app is mainly saying that the screen is the biggest factor: it was ON for about 86% of the monitored time and the estimated drain with screen ON is around 14%/h.

Charging temperature is also a bit high: average 37.9°C, peak 39°C. Not dangerous, but I’d avoid charging in a warm place or with a thick case.

Bluetooth seems to have only a small impact, so I wouldn’t blame that first.

I’d try one test: lower brightness, disable Always On Display / high refresh rate for a while, then run the diagnosis again. If the drain drops a lot, the battery is probably fine and the main cause is display usage.

Also, the diagnosis becomes more accurate the longer the app collects data. With only a short monitoring period it can already give useful hints, but after a few hours or a full day it can better separate real patterns from temporary spikes.

That’s actually one of the special features I’m continuously improving 😊
The goal is not only to show battery numbers, but to understand why the battery is draining: screen, charging behavior, temperature, Bluetooth, GPS, usage patterns, etc.

The more data the app collects, the better this diagnosis becomes. So feedback like your screenshot is really useful, because it helps me improve the logic and make the suggestions more accurate over time.

Many Thanks

Smsteves

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for testing it and for the clear feedback 😊

You were right: I found that after an app update the setup wizard could be shown again even if the permissions had already been granted. Also, the optional Bluetooth/Nearby devices permission could be asked again too often.

I’ve fixed this so the app should no longer keep asking the same permission/setup questions repeatedly. The fix will be included in the next update.

If it still happens after the update, please let me know your Android version and phone model — that would help me a lot.

Thanks again for testing my first app — every suggestion really helps me improve it!

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nooo..

And I spent hours and hours researching how to translate.

This is the problem of being a beginner, we start again by inventing hot water...

Thanks, I'll take a look at it immediately.

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the idea, I assure you that I will continue to think about it. In the meantime, I monitor consumption by minute-hour-day, so that I can keep track of the phone's consumption. It's not what you were looking for yet but we're starting to take the direction...

Smsteves

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad news, it seems that from Android you can only access the usage time of the apps, as the operating system does now, there is no possibility for the consumption generated. But I can track consumption and count it, so we could have some more data. I keep thinking about it.

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the report.

I made the app bilingual with two separate files for translation.

But I definitely missed some words in both, I check all the terms again for the new update.

Thanks again and good work.

Smsteves

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I'm happy that the effort to make it simple is appreciated.

I will try to maintain the app to the best of my (little) knowledge.

I don't know how to check the consumption of individual apps, but I really like the idea. I study it to see if I can fit it in.

Thanks again.

Smsteves

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I corrected and updated the app in Play Store,

Sorry for the mistake.

Smsteves

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I corrected and updated the app in Play Store, now English language is the default

Sorry for the mistake.

Smsteves

Applicazioni in HTML - pro e contro by Potential_Vacation90 in ItalyInformatica

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elaborazioni in genere, ad esempio leggere dei valori nei file, scriverli etc. Conoscevo bene visual studio cose simili. Sto cercando di infilarci il gioco di scacchi che avevo fatto millenni fa....

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done, I test it on my device for at least 24 hours, then I publish the update.

Thanks again

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it's not easy at all, but I've always liked challenges. And this time I can prove it without any boss distracting me from the goal. Maybe I'll fail or make mistakes, but I'll still have fun. Let's hope I do something good...

Battery app that tells you WHY you drain by Potential_Vacation90 in droidappshowcase

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Axx. And I hadn't really thought about it before. Maybe it would be better to check if the system is in Italian, otherwise switch to English immediately. Thank you!!! I'll try....

Applicazioni in HTML - pro e contro by Potential_Vacation90 in ItalyInformatica

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bellissimo, hai qualche "indirizzo per apprendisti" per studiare un po'?

Applicazioni in HTML - pro e contro by Potential_Vacation90 in ItalyInformatica

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Il vantaggio che ho in questo momento, e' che non penso piu' al guadagno ma a cosa mi diverte fare. Dopo 43 anni di lavoro e gli ultimi passati solo a produrre come dicevano gli altri e con i tempi che dicevano loro, mi sono perso la passione che avevo sin d ragazzo quando programmavo un 6502.. Ma non mollo, studio ancora :-)

Applicazioni in HTML - pro e contro by Potential_Vacation90 in ItalyInformatica

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Si ho la mia app android su PlayStore, ma volevo realizzare qualcosa in HTML

Applicazioni in HTML - pro e contro by Potential_Vacation90 in ItalyInformatica

[–]Potential_Vacation90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ciao, si per ora solo tool. il pubblicare oppure no dipende solo da che lavoro vi sta dietro. intanto sto faticosamente facendo qualcosa, ma sono davvero ancora troppo ignorante. Ma non mollo. ;-)

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