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Anon gets his iPhone battery replaced (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have an Anker powerbank for that, if my phone ever gets low I just plug it in in my bag.

Though it never got this far to be honest, my Galaxy S22 lasts for 2+ days (so charging it in the evening for half an hour is usually enough to never worry about battery).

Bought the powerbank 6 years ago to play Pokemon Go (go figure), but then they removed the steps feature (showing you how far away you are from the Pokemon, leading to people actually hunting them down instead of sitting around in one spot) and I stopped playing (:

[–] Raiderkev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still, plugging in for an hour or more vs just popping a new battery in n having a full charge instantly is not comparable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plugging in is less trouble. You still have to pop open the cover, switch batteries and pop the cover back on. And Android takes like a full minute to boot back up. Just plugging a cable in and waiting for 20-30 minutes is more chill. Or you load it over night when you sleep.

The only reason why I'd want a swap-able battery would be cheap battery replacement when the old one is giving out :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And Android takes like a full minute to boot back up.

Yeah, I miss my brick Nokia's quick startup time... I think there's a way to avoid the shutdown problem.

  1. Hibernation mechanism, known from PCs, could be ported to Android. This way you can pick up where you left off before swapping the battery. Seriously, I hate losing all unread notifications after a reboot. Who the hell though that's a good idea?
  2. Hot swapping battery, which means that you can change one half of the battery, then the second half and the phone won't shut down at all. Foldables make it easier since they already use 2 batteries, 1 for each half. Just wire them up in parallel and the voltage won't drop when one is taken out for replacement by the user.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just bought a shoulder bag that has a USB passthrough for this sort of thing. I haven't put a powerbank inside yet but I plan to. Both mine and my wife's iPhone 13 batteries are starting to suck bad.