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I tried to get my wife to use the feature day one on her new 16 Pro. She turned it off that night. It was going to be too inconvenient to her.

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Why? Does she drain her phone to under 20% often?

Can’t speak for OP - but yes, my wife drains hers almost twice a day due to 6+ hours of phone calls plus normal casual usage.

Probably could be more diligent with planning and charging while using near a desk, but that adds mental overhead for very little gain. Her time and mental capacity is best spent towards focusing on her extremely high stress job. The entire point of apple ecosystem is to not have to think about it.

I rarely use the 80% feature of my iwatch since I have no idea which day out of 30 or so I actually end up needing that last 20%. Not worth the extra battery towards end of life since I will very likely be trading in and upgrading by the time it’d ever be useful to me. Even a single day of not having a dead watch offsets the cost for me.

YMMV of course!

Wow. I wonder if a non-smart phone would do better? Too bad batteries aren't removable anymore. I recall some "battery cases" that could go 48-72 hours in exchange for more bulk.

As someone who at points has had high phone call work, I found it much better to use a VOIP line with a wireless desk phone. The ergonomics are better than a cell phone, the 40-hour talk time doesn't run down my phone battery, voicemails don't clog up my cell phone, I can programatically forward the number to my cell number, etc.

Biggest downside I've found is around recording calls. I'm sure there are ways to do that with VOIP, but I've found it easiest to just use my cell when I have the occasional call I need to record.

>voicemails don't clog up my cell phone

People still use voicemails? Do you have a fax machine too?

> People still use voicemails?

In the context of a job where you're heavily using phones in the first place, yes.

Yeah, my job doesn't include phone calls at all, so it seems really alien to me now. Even so, the idea of voicemails still seems quaint and antiquated: they're incredibly inefficient for the listener. If I had a job that involved phone calls, I'd still rather just hang up when I don't get an answer, and instead send a detailed email.

In regards to the mental overhead of charging at a desk, I have found that a charging stand helps me not think about it, compared to plugging in a cable. It becomes the default place to put the phone when seated. A non-Magsafe solution might be better since there aren't cables that can be accidentally yanked.

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