Android BOINC - bad battery management problem

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Brian Lynn

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Message 50834 - Posted: 12 Oct 2013, 19:39:34 UTC

The BOINC app for Android is great except for one thing... my device only processes in like .01 second chunks!

The problem is the "battery level" setting. Its too simple. I can only chose to set processing to run "above" a certain point. The default is 90.

What happens is this:
As soon as my device hits 90% battery BOINC starts. Which immediately drops my battery to below 90% and BOINC stops. The battery begins to charge again hitting 90% and BOINC starts. Almost immediately the device drops below 90% and BOINC stops. I can sit here and watch my brand new Nexus 7 tablet do this all day long. It can't be good for the battery or the tablet.

A more intelligent system would yield longer processing times and less strain on hardware.

High setting 99%
Low setting 80%

On a full battery BOINC would run until the battery hits 80% and stop like normal.
BOINC would restart again when the battery hit 99% and drain the battery to 80% before its stopped again.

This would stop the super-short processing times that my devices are suffering from and I believe it would help with the over all life of the device.
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Message 50835 - Posted: 13 Oct 2013, 1:34:29 UTC - in response to Message 50834.  

You best register to the BOINC Android Testing Google Group and repost your post there. That's where the BOINC for Android developers read and answer.
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Message 51012 - Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 5:56:42 UTC

Why not just drop the battery setting from the default to 60 or 70%?
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