Many users report crashes and battery drain on 2.7.2

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I've been postponing the update to 2.7.2 because of the reports of problems, so I can't provide any information beyond what's here: 2.7.2 Issues? : PlaydateConsole

It seems like the only 2.7.2 bugs that have been reported over here have been networking-related, but it seems like the problems might go well beyond usage of the new networking APIs.

Has the team been able to reproduce any of these issues?

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I haven't found anything yet but I'll take a closer look after 2.7.3 is out and everything's settled down. The networking code is a lot more stable, and I suspect the power issues might be due to crashes in there in 2.7.2.

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Hi! I don’t think it is necessarily battery drain, but instead a battery calculation issue that I have been able to replicate consistently. Here is a short set of instructions I can follow to replicate this issue!

  1. Have the Playdate charging on the Lock Screen,
  2. Unplug the Playdate and unlock it,
  3. Open up then close the catalog application,
  4. Open the Menu, battery decreased by 10-12%,
  5. Next open settings which now might cause a crash,
  6. If not, restart the Playdate system in the settings,
  7. Crashed or restarted, the battery returns to its original value.

If that does not help I can post a recording when I return home!

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