From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Chris    
   wrote:   
      
   > > A "nice to have", sure. But unless you are an obsessive helicopter   
   > > parent to your battery   
   >   
   > It's called maintenance. Like checking the oil or water levels in your car.   
      
   nothing at all like checking oil or water levels since there's nothing   
   anyone can do based on the health of the battery, other than replace   
   it.   
      
   speaking of cars, how many cars have a battery health indicator? i've   
   never seen one. how does the owner know when to replace the battery,   
   other than it won't start on a cold winter morning?   
      
   there are aftermarket load and conductance testers that measure the   
   health of a vehicle battery, but few people have such a device. what   
   they end up doing is going to a repair shop or an auto parts store, the   
   latter of which will run a test for free and then try to sell you a new   
   battery, but at least you can see the numbers.   
      
      
   > > by the time you are checking battery health, you   
   > > already know your battery isn't performing the way it used to   
   >   
   > No you don't. Like in my case it could be a rogue application that is   
   > churning through cpu.   
   >   
   > A battery health indicator would be a good diagnostic.   
      
   battery health doesn't show *which* apps are using battery. it's just a   
   number representing its overall condition.   
      
   app-specific usage information *is* available on an ipad (and iphone),   
   and has been for *years*.   
      
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