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[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

That must be a huge battery killer.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 19 hours ago

I have it installed on mine & haven't noticed any difference.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, if you have Bluetooth on your phone is already doing it.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 4 hours ago

Basically this. The polling rate and client interrogation behavior can often be pushed to a far more aggressive stance than the usual defaults, but only in foreground mode on most mobile OSes.