OpenSSH and Battery

[gypsyfingers]

I read somewhere that OpenSSH on your phone tends to kill your battery a bit. (Mine doesn't tend to last more than 12-14 hrs

1. Is this true?

2. If so, is there any reason not to uninstall (via iFuntastic or whatever)?

Thanks for all of your hard work. You rock.

[yO nsa]

But ya know what? I know for damn sure we play with our phones a hell of a lot more now and that has to have something to do with it

[gypsyfingers]

Definitely true!

And absolutely worth it.

But the question remains...is OpenSSH necessary once you're unlocked? And if not, would it be dangerous to remove it now?

[gypsyfingers]

Bump!

Poetic Folly? Anyone?

[rx2mazda]

openssh does drain your battery because it keeps a communication "port" open so that it can connect(when ur ready). But you don't have to remove the program, you can just turn it off/on with Uictl. =)

under apptapp you will find uictl, download it, restart your iphone, open uictl, scroll down to were it say "com.openssh.sshd, click on it, from the menu click "unload-w", click "do-it" , thats it. com.openssh.sshd should now be in red. To turn back on go through same steps and click "load-w" wahla

[dinky]

..Or simply uninstall and..... reinstall

[Zacko]

I agree with rx2mazda, I unload and load when needed, works great! However, be very very careful in the 'uictl' app, turning other things on and off can cause weird results! I only use 'uictl' to unload / load SSH.

[gypsyfingers]

Thanks, guys. Just what I wanted to know.

[jeyps11_c]

Where can I donwload the Uictl app?