Battery updates every 1 % when charging, should be every 5%

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Don't know if this is a bug, how it's supposed to be, or a feature that I can 
disable.
I've already set the interval to "20" and that works (ie. I'm warned at 80%, 
60%, 40% etc) but when it comes to charging, my message box shows that the 
gtalksms is changing every 1%.

That's irritating because it happens so often and also makes me feel that the 
reporting process might eat up unnecessary cycles.

Thanks in advance for any input,
Mike
Nexus S on Jellybean

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mike.ra...@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2012 at 7:30

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GTalkSMS reports the battery updates every 1% only if it's charging, otherwise 
it reports in 5% steps. IMHO the reporting process is lightweight and the 
additional cycles can be neglected because they are minimal and only used when 
on AC.

If this is a feature request to make this behaviour configurable, please think 
twice if it's really needed. GTalkSMS has already many settings, adding even 
more may result in a bad UX.

Original comment by fschm...@gmail.com on 11 Aug 2012 at 9:09

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Got it and agree with the UX point and the "cycles don't matter since it's 
charging" argument but...
- could it be kept at 5%? I'll add a screenie later but essentially in the chat 
client on the computer it shows every time the gtalk acc't sets it's status 
(ie. every time it goes up 1% I can see it in the chat window and it draws my 
gaze).

Additionally, while it may be negligent power wise since it's charging, it 
makes the overall charging process take longer / become less efficient which is 
especially crucial when charging via USB and charging is already quite slow.

So, yeah, I agree that "it's a niche feature, let's not get bloated" so I'm 
lobbying that the value when charging = 5% intervals and the value when 
discharging (selectable) is defaulted to 10% intervals (personally, I use 20%).

Thanks again for a great product,
Mike 

Original comment by mike.ra...@gmail.com on 11 Aug 2012 at 7:24

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For the record, here's how the notifications look client side

Original comment by mike.ra...@gmail.com on 20 Aug 2012 at 2:27

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Original comment by fschm...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2012 at 9:36

• Changed title: Battery updates every 1 % when charging, should be every 5%
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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what about disabling status message notifications in your client instead? would 
you remove gtalk friends who update their status message excessively too?

Original comment by saiv...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2013 at 5:37

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Sorry, I don't follow the question. My client's not actively alerting/notifying 
me to the changed status, I see the notifications because I keep the gtalk sms 
window open.

Original comment by mike.ra...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2013 at 6:06