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minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe fuss is that 3rd party apps need a persistent notification to stay alive. But, because Google owns pixels, it can skip that step and be less intrusive/visible, which others can not.
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minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBecause (from what I’ve read) battery optimization may still kill them, depending on the phone.
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The fuss is that 3rd party apps need a persistent notification to stay alive. But, because Google owns pixels, it can skip that step and be less intrusive/visible, which others can not.
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Because (from what I’ve read) battery optimization may still kill them, depending on the phone.
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