6 ms·
The article was interesting, but wow, reading that page used up 20% of my battery and required a reboot stop whatever it was causing excessive lag throughout th
by prewett 3y ago
The article was interesting, but wow, reading that page used up 20% of my battery and required a reboot stop whatever it was causing excessive lag throughout the OS. I’ve noticed news sites are basically unusable on mobile. Sure I’m using an iPhone 7, but it’s fine for every other use except news site. If even Ars is this user hostile, I think I have to consider news sites as fundamentally user-antogonistic, and not to be used without an ad blocker. (Unlike what iOS allows)
- arcanemachiner 3y agoI think your battery might need to be replaced.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoSo I saw this comment in the most recent comments list (where you don't see the parent). Out of context, it read like a rather creative personal insult. In context, of course, that isn't what you were saying at all. But as a put-down... I'm keeping it.
- redcobra762 3y agoStarted and ended on 100%, just for some additional data. iPhone 15 Pro, Google Chrome.
- samcat116 3y ago> sure I’m using an iPhone 7 Get a new battery at the very least
- jasonjmcghee 3y agoI use brave on iOS and didn't notice any ads fwiw. There's also reader mode. Might be worth checking out.
- happyraul 3y agoIt's worth noting that subscribers to Ars get an ad-free and tracking-free experience (unlike others such as the New York Times, YouTube, ...), which is why it is one of the few online subscriptions I pay for.
- grow2grow 3y agoThis is why I read the comments before the article, and this is one of the rare exceptions where I've posted prior to reading an article.
- EricE 3y ago1blocker is a lifesaver for me - and saving battery life and my data cap is something it contributes to aside from blocking ads.