topic Re: reader battery indicator in eReaders

reader battery indicator

johnnytruant — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:51:40 GMT

So, the first I know that my PRS-T1 reader needs charging is when it dies. This usually happens when I've just got into bed of an evening. Because I'm almost always "in" a book, I never see the battery meter which is visible in the main menu area.

This is non-ideal. I'd go as far as to say it's a bad design decision.

Is there planned a software update where a "battery low" indicator can be shown in-book when the battery drops below, say, 10% or something?

Re: reader battery indicator

carpetmojo — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:25:04 GMT

Not that I know of - just make sure you check regularly, and recharge - with a wall charger preferably - when down to 1 bar, 2 at most.

Checking regularly, say once/twice a week, the work of a few seconds really, isn't that much of a chore, surely?

Just visit Home now and then, you won't lose your place .....:smileycool:

Re: reader battery indicator

johnnytruant — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:10:13 GMT

Well, not really. But me having to work around bad UI design doesn't stop that design being bad. Yes, I could press a button every so often. But why should I have to? It's not like this issue isn't easily dealt with by a quick software update.

Re: reader battery indicator

carpetmojo — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:19:55 GMT

Presumably not enough owners think it's enough of a problem, or a chore, to worry about it ?

I think yours is the first post I've seen on the subject .....