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Re:XMPP Myths by rakoo on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @08:43AM (#10040549)
Because iOS doesn't let you do that (see http://op-co.de/blog/posts/mobile_xmpp_in_2014/#index6h2)
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Re:XMPP Myths by pjc50 on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @08:47AM (#10040565)
This is the real answer - long-standing connections are banned by the platform monopolist - and should be much closer to the top.
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Re:XMPP Myths by emias on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @08:48AM (#10040568)
Yes, but I think the claim was that a persistent TCP connection has a negative effect on battery life, which is not obvious to me. An idle connection should have no impact whatsoever.
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