We all know that apps drain out our batteries from our phones really bad. But there’s also proof that apps, when used with darker colors, such as gray or black, drain less battery. We think we can make the most out of that.
It happened at a recent Android Dev Summit event, when Google talked about the colors that are used in the apps, and how they have a huge impact on the battery life of the smartphone, and how bright colors, include white, help us say goodbye to our batteries.
Google made a test
They used an original Pixel phone to see how and what was draining the battery. Brightness represented one of the factors (and it’s an obvious one). Every human being literally knows that if your screen in bright, your battery depletes faster.
But the important thing is actually the use of color. If you choose to switch to night mode, you’ll help in conserving the life of the battery.
It might not be that noticeable on the phones that have LCD screens, as the whole display is backlit, but when it comes to power savings from phones that have OLED display, such an iPhone X, Samsung, Pixels, we can see a difference. This happens because the OLED screens are not exactly backlit like LCD screens are. They have a uniform level of brightness. With OLED screen, you get an on and off state. So the pixel turns on and uses power when there’s any other color but black. The black pixel is off, hence blacks are important when it comes to the OLED screen, in comparison with LCDs – they are not even lit up.
This is why we need a dark mode, or apps that have the choice to use the dark mode.
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