Mobile Apps: Battery Life Native vs LiveCode

[Ken Corey]

On 30/04/2012 09:34, Roderick McCALL wrote:
> We are currently looking into using LiveCode for a variety of
> location-aware programs that we want to test on Android and IOS. One
> key issue is battery life with many viewing any cross-platform tools
> as having a negative impact. Therefore does anyone have a view or
> objective measures for this across a range of mobile tasks or have
> experience of these issues from their existing projects?
>
> We will most likely continue to use LiveCode for internal rapid
> prototyping however for large scale deployment battery life is
> clearly an issue.

Hi Rod,

If by "location aware" you mean "using the GPS" inside these devices, I 
think you're focused on the wrong battery drain.

I don't have documentation, but I have to imagine the GPS takes up 
*hugely* more battery than any inefficiencies with LC vs native.

Kinda like when congress saves a few tens of millions off the deficit, 
which sounds really good, until you realise that the total debt stands 
in the trillions.

-Ken