bchimp

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by bchimp 7y ago
This assumes we blocked people for no reason just to engage them, or that there was some automated blocking or something. At the time, all this stuff was manual, so once someone was blocked, it was because there was a real problem. Now, eve
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by bchimp 7y ago
The paper (and I only read the abstract) is interesting, but as others have noted, fairly obvious. One thing that seems to be an assumption is that the "company" needs to provide the explanation. I think it is even better if the u
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by bchimp 7y ago
Even Apple, with its distaste for background processing, lets you declare an app with "VOIP" mode or something, where iOS manages the socket for you. You get access to simple server-based signaling, and as a bonus, you get to avoi
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by bchimp 7y ago
For my use case, the volume of messages was not an issue. This isn't a huge app that is pushing out tons of notifications. We're talking 10's or 100's a day, maybe . In fact, it didn't matter at all once the initia
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by bchimp 7y ago
I agree, it isn't normal, and I was scratching my head at the time as to why FCM would deliver the messages near instantly on older android models . The delayed delivery happened on Oreo+ phones. Oddly, I also noticed Whatsapp not del
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by bchimp 7y ago
This has been true for awhile once they forced apps to use API26 or higher (if you want to be listed in the Play store, and really, there is no other place if you want decent exposure.) I had a similar experience switching from "real b