Battery Usage issue

Wisnoodles · 08-05-2015, 10:52 PM

Why does MLB Manager use so much battery?? I wish I could play more before having to run and get on my charger. Is anyone else experiencing this? If not what am I doing wrong?

BradC · 08-06-2015, 08:21 PM

The simming process is pretty hardware-intensive, so if you're simming large chunks at a time, especially with the "sim ahead to date X" feature, you'll see a significant battery drain. Unfortunately, I don't know what we can do about that, since that kind of crunching is always tough on batteries.

Wisnoodles · 08-06-2015, 08:55 PM

Nope I play each game out.

xepicx2729 · 08-06-2015, 09:08 PM

I play most games out, maybe a season a day with a month or two of simming, maybe 15% battery usage.

Wisnoodles · 08-06-2015, 09:25 PM

I have background app refresh and location services off too so I know that couldn't be the issue

BradC · 08-07-2015, 06:16 PM

Games usually use a good amount of battery, both on iOS and Android. Even though MLB Manager isn't drawing a lot of fancy graphics on the screen, it's still using horsepower for the simming. Even when playing games out, it's still making calculations and such. And then when you start simming days, weeks, and months at a time, it really taxes your hardware.

But even if you're just playing out a game at a time and not simming ahead at all, it's still going to use up your battery life.

Wisnoodles · 08-07-2015, 11:09 PM

Just seems higher to me for some reason than for other games. Not to worry though still addicted.

Kent814 · 08-23-2015, 08:08 PM

What i do is turn on airplane mode. Actually for me mlb manager uses less battery than instagram, so thats weird

08-05-2015, 10:52 PM	#1
Wisnoodles Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 391	Battery Usage issue Why does MLB Manager use so much battery?? I wish I could play more before having to run and get on my charger. Is anyone else experiencing this? If not what am I doing wrong?

08-06-2015, 09:08 PM	#4
xepicx2729 Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: USA Posts: 390	I play most games out, maybe a season a day with a month or two of simming, maybe 15% battery usage. __________________ I'm that guy you might see at a ballgame.

08-06-2015, 08:21 PM	#2
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,870 Blog Entries: 1	The simming process is pretty hardware-intensive, so if you're simming large chunks at a time, especially with the "sim ahead to date X" feature, you'll see a significant battery drain. Unfortunately, I don't know what we can do about that, since that kind of crunching is always tough on batteries.

08-06-2015, 08:55 PM	#3
Wisnoodles Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 391	Nope I play each game out.

08-06-2015, 09:25 PM	#5
Wisnoodles Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 391	I have background app refresh and location services off too so I know that couldn't be the issue

08-07-2015, 06:16 PM	#6
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,870 Blog Entries: 1	Games usually use a good amount of battery, both on iOS and Android. Even though MLB Manager isn't drawing a lot of fancy graphics on the screen, it's still using horsepower for the simming. Even when playing games out, it's still making calculations and such. And then when you start simming days, weeks, and months at a time, it really taxes your hardware. But even if you're just playing out a game at a time and not simming ahead at all, it's still going to use up your battery life.

08-07-2015, 11:09 PM	#7
Wisnoodles Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 391	Just seems higher to me for some reason than for other games. Not to worry though still addicted.

08-23-2015, 08:08 PM	#8
Kent814 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 650	What i do is turn on airplane mode. Actually for me mlb manager uses less battery than instagram, so thats weird