Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Bad idea to have your smartphone as your long hour meetings webcam. Mainly it will drain the battery fast and will make it hot, meaning in long term will shorten its life. This is only recommended in emergency situations, not as your default daily setup.


You can plug it in?


My phone drained faster than it could charge with a laptop USB C charger and modern phone supporting fast charge. I eventually relented and just got a webcam, but it was a nice idea to have one fewer gadget.


Seems more likely that fast charging did not work than that the phone uses >15W sustained to power the webcam?




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: