Galaxy Note II Ink Effect With Android 4.1.2

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  Abhishek Rawal

  The_Big_K

  PS: Makes me wonder why Poland gets updates first 😨

  R&D is based in Poland,hence Poland is always the first country to get updates where test of firmware updates are carried out & then updates are available to rest of the world. 😀
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  lal

  I have a doubt. This new effect means a new process will be running in the background, right? Waiting to detect the s-pen touching the screen and make the effect. Perfectly agree that it is a pretty cool effect.
  
  But all these eye pleasing cool effects has a process in the background, right? All these processes would be always active too, draining the battery juice. I have a feeling that if all those eye pleasing effects were not used, the battery would last for 10 more hours 😐 Isn't there a chance like that?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  That's right. But the process loads itself only when the S-Pen is detached. Note that if you touch with with finger, it shows another effect. Not much of a drain on the battery - I've noticed (yet to get the update, though).
  
  The biggest battery drain is WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G. Keep them off and you should be fine for at least 2 days on any android.
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  lal

  So there is another process running to detect when the S-pen is detached or attached 😁 Wish all these automatic background processes could be managed manually.
  Probably on that day when we compile our own OS
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  I'm not very familiar with the working of Android, but I can tell you for sure that the processes aren't heavy on the processor. In fact I use the S-pen only when it's absolutely required (note taking). That said, I'm quite sure that the latest firmware upgrade will make the processes management more efficient. Someone who keeps an eye on the Android development might be able to shed more light on this. In fact, it'd be an interesting thing to know! 😀
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  lal

  For a Quad-core 1.6 GHz processor those visually cool effects and processes would be lighter than anything. But the same would be a super heavy task for a low end Android with a single core hardly 1GHz processor.
  
  Note II uses a 3.1 Ah battery and lasts for 2 days without wifi, bluetooth and 3G. Low end droids with way too lower capacity batteries follow the same rule. I don't see any differences between the Note II and such droids other than a big high quality screen and too much visually pleasing effects; and yes a powerful brain.
  
  As you said, these processes shouldn't be draining much power or else Samsung wouldn't have included them at all, when short backup is Android's one of the most highlighted downsides. But, a big screen and processor alone is eating that extra power squeezed in to that big battery? As you said, some one with indepth Android knowledge may be of help.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Yeah. I'm even wondering what wizardry does Apple include in their iOS that the battery lasts several hours more than similar Android? I've seen the iPad 2 refusing to lower the battery percentages even after several minutes of gameplay on full volume and full brightness.
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  lal

  Ipad 2 has a 7 Ah battery. That should be one solid reason, I believe.
  
  Having had little experience with iOS and apple devices I better not make any comments 😁