Refresh prices per user request

[dllud]

As @jojolo said:

If I need to conserve battery I'll set it [update interval] to a couple minutes or longer.
Then when I pull out my phone and want to see the latest prices I'll hit the refresh button [...]. With Boilr I would like to at least open the app and quickly pull down to refresh all prices.

[algazarra]

if you need to save battery wouldn't you turn off your wifi or mobile data? I see the intention, I don't see a good compromise here.

[jojolo]

If I turn off data / wifi then I'll miss the 5 minute app refresh which may alert me to a good buying opportunity.

It also gives me peace of mind knowing I can pull down to refresh and know I got the latest info instead of having to go into the settings, change the refresh to 5 seconds, wait for it to refresh, go back into settings, change back to 5 minutes and then exit app.

[dllud]

Yup as @jojolo explained, you can keep mobile data on but set alarms with a longer update interval. That minimizes network usage, therefore saving battery, while also monitoring prices. It's the best of both worlds.

This refresh gesture/action is something we'll implement sooner than later.

[dllud]

While discussing with @andrefbsantos we concluded it would be better to have the refresh as a button in the action bar instead of a pull down gesture. Our list has already too many gestures: clicks, swipe to delete and drag to move. Adding another gesture would complicate things both for programmers and users, being prone to code bugs and interaction mistakes. On the other hand, our action bar has still some space left and a new button there doesn't spoil (too much) the interface.

[algazarra]

Agreed. Between the search and the plus?

[dllud]

Yup.