Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:26:16 -0400 | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | Subject | Re: A desktop environment[1] kernel wishlist |
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:19:56PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > For a tablet, isn't the relevant piece of information whether the power > button was recently pressed, not whether the power button caused the wakeup?
For Android L devices, it has been reported that the device might power up its screen fully (note I didn't say 'wake up') automatically when it detects that you are picking it up, or when you double-tap the screen. It also reportedly has a low power black and white "ambient display" (ala the Android Wear devics) which allows you to see notifications without waking up the phone all the way[1]. (All of this assuming appropriate hardware support, of course.)
[1] http://www.androidauthority.com/ambient-display-lollipop-541198/
Which goes back to the concept of having a "suspend" mode is legacy thinking. Modern devices will soon have not just a "awake" and a "asleep" modes; there will be (well, is now) a much wider spectrum of modes, with the goal of using the minimum amount of power while still providing use functionality to the user.
- Ted
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