Apple is attempting to resolve the issue of short battery life on the iPhone. Rather than go through the expensive process of developing longer lasting batteries, the fruity computer firm is developing a way of using icon-like status indicators that will work on the iPhone’s display, even when it’s locked and the backlight is turned off.
The technology being talked about concerns the use of two different backlights, with one consuming dramatically less power than the other.
Reports on Apple Insider suggest, “The primary backlight system may block light from the secondary backlight system except for those one or more regions. Thus, the size and shape of the status indicator may be set by sizing and shaping the transparent or semitransparent regions of the primary backlight system. In addition to setting the size and shape of the icon, the color of the icon may also be set by adjusting the color of the light provided by the secondary backlight system.”
In terms slightly easier to understand, a system like this would mean that a number of colored status icons representing anything from text message or email updates, to missed calls or a low battery warnings could be shown with a minimum drain on the battery.
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