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0 pointsAndrew_nenakhov4y ago0 comments

> While yes, as a user you need to grant some permissions to the app, it works without a problem.

Without the problem for YOU, because, presumably, you have a non-shitty phone. It is a much more severe issue on the likes of Samsung / Xiaomi / Huawei. See https://dontkillmyapp.com

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izacus4y ago

> Without the problem for YOU, because, presumably, you have a non-shitty phone. It is a much more severe issue on the likes of Samsung / Xiaomi / Huawei. See https://dontkillmyapp.com

And if you force Google to stop verifying proper behaviour in CTS, do you expect those manufacturers to allow you to run background services at will?

They already kill off anything that's not whitelisted to keep those battery numbers up. The every new major OEM release we developers find bunch of new ways the try and kill background apps.

Causality14y ago

I can back that up. Oneplus is infuriating in that they include a way for you to whitelist apps and then kill them anyway. I essentially have to plug my phone in if I want to run, say, a torrent client for more than two minutes.

NGRhodes4y ago

So the issue is not Android (AOSP) provided by google, but OEMs ?

WastingMyTime894y ago

AOSP is not Android. What Google distributes to OEMs and its direct customers is not AOSP. It is AOSP and the different Play Services including the Play Store and the Google applications with contracts mandating that they have to be provided to customers.

If you think people talk about AOSP when they talk about Android, you are always going to miss the point of these conversations.

schadara4y ago

From the link posted above parent: https://dontkillmyapp.com

> Unfortunately, vendors (e.g. Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus or even Samsung…) did not seem to catch that ball and they all have their own battery savers, usually very poorly written, saving battery only superficially, with side effects.

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Andrew_nenakhovOP4y ago

The issue is the locked-in requirement to rely on the sole source of push notifications built into the system. Running your own persistent app is an ugly workaround that doesn't work more often than does.

Also, such apps are unloaded from time to time even on stock non-modified Androids.

ohgodplsno4y ago

AOSP is horribly crippled by Google, as they move more and more features towards play services. Location, push notifications, etc.

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