Significant Power Drain Jump Desktop Client on iPad

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David Tham Wei Fan

July 22, 2024 09:38

"Can't help but notice that Jump Desktop consumes a ridiculous amount of power when running on an iPad. As a comparison, normal browsing tasks on Safari, watching YouTube, and checking email on an iPad Pro 12.9 inch will result in a usage time of 8-10 hours. However, when using Jump Desktop, even with screen brightness at 50%, the usage time was at most 5 hours. This is almost twice as battery-hungry as normal usage with native Apple iPadOS apps. Can the Jump Desktop client on iPadOS be optimized?"

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  Allan Campbell August 14, 2024 17:14

  Same on iPhone - if I forget to force-close the app, it crushes the battery.

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  edjusted September 23, 2024 16:36

  Same here. It's nuts. Jump doesn't even show up in the background app refresh section, so I don't know how to turn this off.

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  Derek Klein September 27, 2024 13:45

  If you forget to close the connection using the red X in the 3 dot menu I've found that the app will attempt to maintain the connection to the remote machine. 

  You can also try force closing the app with a swipe up or double tap of home button.

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