A group of mine is currently discussing migrating to Matrix. Among the arguments, it’s said to be more popular than our current messenging protocol, but it’s also said to be a drain on battery.
I saw one comparison saying the official Matrix client on Android drain battery 10x faster than some well written XMPP clients. So I’m not going to migrate for now. May reconsider once Matrix clients reduce battery usage significantly.
I’ve been using Matrix for a couple of years and I’ve noticed to problem with battery drain. My kids use SchildiChat, I used to use Element but recently switched to Element X which is nicer, I think.
A group of mine is currently discussing migrating to Matrix. Among the arguments, it’s said to be more popular than our current messenging protocol, but it’s also said to be a drain on battery.
I saw one comparison saying the official Matrix client on Android drain battery 10x faster than some well written XMPP clients. So I’m not going to migrate for now. May reconsider once Matrix clients reduce battery usage significantly.
I don’t think they will, I think you’re supposed to use unified push instead.
Not necessarily. Conversations have reasonable battery usage without using Google’s push messaging system (GCM). They rely instead on XMPP protocol features and client optimisations to limit battery usage.
I’ve been using Matrix for a couple of years and I’ve noticed to problem with battery drain. My kids use SchildiChat, I used to use Element but recently switched to Element X which is nicer, I think.