top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 307 points 2 months ago (20 children)

Number off is utterly useless.

  • source
  • hideshow 20 child comments
  • [–] 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.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 19 child comments
  • load more comments (16 replies)
  • [–] 131 points 2 months ago (51 children)

    This is like when cars went from oil pressure and temperature gauges to "idiot" lights. One let's you see trends in situations and be prepared for maintenance, the other tells why your car broke down.

  • source
  • hideshow 51 child comments
  • [–] 66 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Oh man, you've solved a problem I've had since childhood, trying to figure out what Stephen King meant when he was writing about "idiot lights".

    I always figure he meant the dome light or something.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    😀 yeah it made sense to me because I grew up in the changeover.

    But here's the Wiki entry.

    The "idiot light" terminology arises from popular frustration with automakers' use of lights for crucial functions which could previously be monitored by gauges, so a troublesome condition could be detected and corrected early. Such early detection of problems with, for example, engine temperature or oil pressure or charging system operation is not possible via an idiot light, which lights only when a fault has already occurred – thus providing no advance warnings or details of the malfunction's extent.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    If you have a newer car, it's worse.

    Your car can say check engine and turn off a lot of features in your car if you're external thermometer in simply malfunctioning.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    Your newer car will also tell you EXACTLY which sensors are showing bad data and whether it's an electrical fault in the sensor's circuit or implausible input, etc. Unfortunately you need a scan tool for it, but depending on the make you might find a decent free or cheap app to use a generic ELM327 or better, STNN1110 based OBD2 tool, that lets you scan all the modules rather than just OBD2 standard stuff.

    So rather than playing parts darts or verifying every sensor by multimeter using known resistance ranges or putting up with bad fuel economy and low power... You just scan the thing and it'll tell you.

    I've owned cars from the '90s, '00s and '10s (2019 being the latest) and while my cars from '10s didn't have sensor issues, I'll tell you that I'll take the complex and super hated '00s German cars over the early '90s one ANY day of the week. Super easy to diagnose.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • load more comments (5 replies)
  • load more comments (38 replies)
    [–] 95 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    On. Would prefer the bar not even be there and just have numbers only.

  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Its been a while but I think lineageOS used to have that option.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 50 points 2 months ago (4 children)
  • load more comments (1 reply)
  • load more comments (1 reply)
  • [–] 84 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    I don't mind the one without the number, what i do mind is that SOME FUCKING ASSHOLE decided that no number is bettter and forces his FUCKING DUMBASS decision on everyone else.

    SO FUCK OFF WIHT YOUR NUMBERLESS SHIT AND TAKE ALL OF FUCKING MATERIAL DESIGN WITH YOU!

    Sorry. i have strong feelings about this topic, don't know if you noticed.

  • source
  • hideshow 13 child comments
  • load more comments (7 replies)
    [–] 52 points 2 months ago

    On. Always numbers on.

  • source
  • [–] 50 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    On, because I want information, not art.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 44 points 2 months ago

    Number ON. Otherwise I have to guess the number.

  • source
  • [–] 39 points 2 months ago
    [–] 36 points 2 months ago* (9 children)

    Never turned it on after the last reset. I have less anxiety about it now.

  • source
  • hideshow 9 child comments
  • load more comments (8 replies)
    [–] 31 points 2 months ago

    Number. If I glance twice just a couple minutes apart, I know there's an unusual drain going on and know to look for problem apps/processes I forgot to disable when done with them.

    Also the number just feels like more direct communication to me than a graphic and is easier to make choices with. It's not quite the same thing, but when I look at a clock I don't want to see "5:30ish", I want to know if its 5:28 or later so I can start my end of workday process.

    So, number because spectrum.

  • source
  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Both, although I probably dont need the icon

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 23 points 2 months ago

    I must know precisely how anxious to be.

  • source
  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    number, that icon can be anything from %60 to %90

  • source
  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I literally have just the number

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 21 points 2 months ago
    [–] 21 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The only advantage of "number off" is it comes with extra anxiety for free.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I stopped checking how much battery is left like 10 years ago. I charge every night and thats it. If it gets critically low it notifies my another way.

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • load more comments (4 replies)
    [–] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Low power mode all the time, damn phone doesn't need to be doing fishy stuff in the background anyway.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 17 points 2 months ago

    Number on and icon completely off.

  • source
  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    On. I don't understand why it always seems to be off by default.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    I had no idea you could turn the number off nor that anyone would want to

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

    Ugh, I don't understand why it usually defaults to no number. Then I have to go and change the setting, show me numbers - I actually want to know how much battery I've got left... I don't understand why would anyone want it off, but to each their own.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 13 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    I have the number off because the number gets really distracting to me. If I need to know the number I'll pull down the control center or whatever it's called. It's rare that the actual number is required though. You'll know when it's under half, and when it hits 20.

    Looking at the bar right now for example I can tell that it's gone past its 80% charging limit for whatever reason.

  • source
  • hideshow 8 child comments
  • load more comments (8 replies)
    [–] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    We have the number, it’s very beneficial

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    Nunber gang. That said it doesn't change a lot for me. If I had a bar and it looked half full I'd be charging same as if the nunber read 55%

  • source
  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It depends on what kind of user you are. The ones that charge their phone whenever near a charger don't need a number. The ones who only charge when the phone threatens to shut down absolutely need the number.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    load more comments
    view more: next ›