Smart stay

[eric002]

I was just wondering this feature smart stay on our phones drains a lot of battery? Or, does anyone here use it at all? Thank you.

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

I think their would be some drain as the sensor will be firing looking to see if it's been looked at.

 

[eric002]

Ok, good point. Thank you very much.

 

[mitul_mehta]

It does drain a huge amount of battery.

 

[eric002]

It does drain a huge amount of battery.

Thank you very much. Definitely not worth using that feature then.

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

If it's a feature your going to find useful then perhaps activate it and monitor your battery usage.

Then go from there.

 

[theelite1x87]

It does drain a huge amount of battery.

Not true. I have the feature enabled and get 6 hours SoT or more. I've had it enabled since I set up the phone. It probably does use more battery but not much.

 

[eric002]

Not true. I have the feature enabled and get 6 hours SoT or more. I've had it enabled since I set up the phone. It probably does use more battery but not much.

Oh wow, very interesting! Thanks for the tip.

If it's a feature your going to find useful then perhaps activate it and monitor your battery usage.

Then go from there.

Not exactly sure if I'd find it useful but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thank you!

 

[prissysox]

I have it enabled. Does not use an appreciable amount of battery.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Doesn't seem to work for me at all. No idea about battery, just turned it off.

 

[ZOMMBIE1]

I've always used smart stay never was a battery drain in my experience.

 

[eric002]

Doesn't seem to work for me at all. No idea about battery, just turned it off.

I have mine turned off as well. Oh well.

 

[t11rmh]

I've always used smart stay never was a battery drain in my experience.

It has never worked for me on every Samsung phone I have had it on. Useless feature...

 

[theelite1x87]

It's usefulness depends on how you hold a phone and in what light. If you hold phone at an angle (like my wife tends to do) the FFC won't see you and it won't register properly. And in low light it won't work as reliably. For me ,it works fairly well.

 

[t11rmh]

It's usefulness depends on how you hold a phone and in what light. If you hold phone at an angle (like my wife tends to do) the FFC won't see you and it won't register properly. And in low light it won't work as reliably. For me ,it works fairly well.

I think it might be down to my ethnicity and the glasses I wear. Never works.

 

[KoukiFC3S]

I have smart stay enabled and am getting excellent battery life.

 

[eric002]

Wow, good for you.

 

[naturalguy]

No battery drain on mine with that feature and I've tried it on and off

 

[Joe J1]

Use smart stay for years. Great feature which I miss on other phones.

 

[robertkoa]

I think Smart Stay is very very smart and wants you to look ONLY at the Sensor and not at the screen .....lol.

Just kidding but smart stay worked sometimes on my Alpha but just got S9 and the smart stay is ignoring me ...
I seem to get a very very brief popup about Sensor blocked but I have a clear case that does not overlap onto screen ...Otterbox clear symmetry I think it is ....