Usability Matters

Chapter 14. Managing power and resources

This chapter covers

• Power management and resource usage
• When and if to load data and resources
• Responsible resource usage and disposal

Despite advances in technology that mean batteries last longer, disks are bigger, processors are more powerful, and devices have additional sensors, mobile devices are constrained. Resources are finite and often less than what’s available on a laptop, PC, or server. In this chapter, I cover the specifics of what you’ll need to consider for responsible power and resource usage, and how to ensure that you don’t negatively impact the experience of using your app or the device it’s running on. To do that, I’ll address four types of resources: power, disk space, processors, ...