Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Recommandations for mail-app Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:16:38 -0400 Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru Message-ID: References: <9ko9vkxguo.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <6mq9vkxnqt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:16:38 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="282376"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Betterbird/115.16.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:R9EVTSJL42hv7NsMxhcI0G5FhbY= X-User-ID: eJwNxcEBgDAIA8CZBBLoOBjo/iPofQ7Oh8ogGLi4UtWY+XutVdPAZhtwJGYFzoyWvrP/6f0BMQsSMg== In-Reply-To: <6mq9vkxnqt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Content-Language: de-CH, en-GB Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:143928 On 30.10.24 09:59, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2024-10-30 14:32, Jörg Lorenz wrote: >> On 30.10.24 09:23, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> >>> I need email if I want to go to the cinema. >>> >>> If I buy the ticket online, on the computer, they send it to my email. >>> The easiest way to collect the ticket on my phone is to have email setup >>> in there. Alternative is to plug the usb cable and transfer the PDF, >>> when there is one. >>> >>> I need email to collect goods from an Amazon locker or point. >>> >>> They send an email with a barcode that opens the locker. Sure, I can >>> print the email at home and use that instead of the phone, but using the >>> phone is cheaper and just more convenient. >>> >>> >>> It is not about instant notification. As a matter of fact, I disabled >>> automatic polling in K-9 to conserve battery. >> >> I agree that energy consumption of e-mail polling is underestimated and >> in particular of the push-function. >> >> My mail on my phones has a polling frequency of 60 minutes and push >> turned off deliberately. > > On the other hand, the gmail app with default settings and a single > gmail account doesn't seem to impact battery usage. I noticed the > problem with K-9, with a non google imap account and default settings. I did not go into this issue deep enough. I just checked energy consumption on a per app basis. -- "De gustibus non est disputandum."