Mlem using significant amount of battery (programming.dev)

submitted 3 weeks ago by tyler@programming.dev to c/mlemapp@lemmy.ml

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In the past few months the amount of battery Mlem is using has drastically increased. I’ve only used Mlem for an hour today but it has used almost 25% of my battery.

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[-] sjmarf@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks for the report, sorry you're experiencing this.

Could you check which version you're on? In Mlem 2.6 (released October 1st) we fixed an issue with cache pruning going off too frequently, which could have caused battery drain (PR). If you're not already on 2.6, updating could help. If you're on 2.6 and still seeing this, let me know your device/iOS version and I'll keep digging. If you were doing anything particular (scrolling images/videos? super long posts?), that would help too :)

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah I’m not on 2.6, but I am pretty sure I’m on the test flight. Checking my about shows this though. Mlem 2.5.1 (872)

I’ll try updating.

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