myBatteryLife
Michael (Admin) | Jul 14, 2009 Utilities
(7 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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myBatteryLife tells you how much battery is left on your iPhone! Yes, my fellow smartasses, we all know the iPhone can pull off that crazy little trick as well. What this app attempts to do differently is it gives estimates for how much time remains in a few different usage categories… all of which appear to be based on figures estimated by Apple.
Having forgotten all about Apple’s battery estimates, at first I believed that myBatteryLife was actually calculating something! It’s no secret that I’m not too bright so cut me some slack here. Not long after that I realized that it’s probably just a series of images that display pre-determined battery life numbers rounded to the nearest 5%. I don’t know that for sure, but it just seems logical since the exact same numbers are given every time my iPhone is down to 20%. In fact, the numbers don’t change whether you put the iPhone in Airplane mode or blast your screen brightness high enough to fry your eyeballs; you’ll always get the same numbers when your battery is down to x% no matter what you’re doing.
I would pay a lot more than $.99 if this app could give a true estimate based on actual usage factors. $5 for such an app doesn’t sound completely outrageous. Until KVapps can make it do that, though, approach this app like it’s a collection of battery data images that aren’t really as useful as they look… because that’s probably what it really is.
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- I've never tried, but I kind of doubt I'd be able to squeeze 4 1/2 hours of internet out of 3/4 of a battery
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- Well at least we know the app is pretty good at agreeing with the iPhone's battery meter
Tags: $.99
(4.75 out of 5)