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by prmoustache 702 days ago
I don't want yet another app on my smartphone just to manage a battery. I don't want yet another smartphone app that tries to collect data from me. I want to be able to use it even if the company goes bankrupt, the app disappear from the playstore and I have a new phone. I want to be able to use it even if android and iOS disappear from the landscape because smartphone tech change.

Or at least give me an api documentation and an open source SDK.
2 comments
beeboobaa3 702 days ago
You can thank apple for that. If they would just implement WebBLE all of these remote config apps could just be webpages. Currently no one is doing that because you'll need an iOS app anyway, which coincidentally lets apple claim their 30%.
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criddell 702 days ago
But Apple would collect 30% of zero. Unless remote config apps want to adopt a subscription model which would be even worse IMHO.
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oulipo 702 days ago
The app is not needed at all! The battery works perfectly fine without it don’t worry!

It’s just used if you want to have extra features like safety alerts

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