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[–] 307 points 2 months ago (20 children)

Number off is utterly useless.

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  • [–] 219 points 2 months ago (19 children)

    It's actually very easy to have the number off and still get full functionality.

    I just made a 100 page booklet that shows each battery level graphic alongside the percentage, so when I want to check my battery level, I just pull out the book and flip back and forth until I find the right icon, and bam! I know my exact battery level in less than 5 minutes.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I don’t care until it gets to about quarter full, that’s when I check to see what actual percentage it’s at. I’m rarely on my phone enough to drain the battery on a normal day.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Yeah, the only reason I would need the number always visible and not just visible on down-swipe would be if it ever ran out during the day. Probably would be necessary for people who stream videos a lot.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    counterpoint: these numbers are guesswork anyway. why pretend, you just want to know that it's not red

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Counter counter point: I want to know whether it's at 90%, 75%, 60% or 45% without counting pixels

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Can you not just glance and see approximately? Can't think visually, must convert to numerical?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Yes, if I give the screen a lil' kiss with my eyelids I can probably see that the icon has 8 pixels in height instead of 11.

    That is not what I would call a "glance" though; I can, however, just glance and see approximately, by looking at the first digit of the number.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Okay, give me an actual voltage reading, why not?

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