Re:The iPad Mystery
by hunnefeldtyler on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:23AM
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This is one of the areas that I really like about Apple, however frustrating it is for developers. There are only a few ways to run (non-finite) code while the app is backgrounded.
Android seems to be taking a page out of iOS's book with the introduction of Android O and its restrictions to background services.
It's more than just sandboxes. Android grinds to a halt just easily when you install crappy apps.
For example, I used a German classifieds app called Shpock for some time. After I uninstalled it, I noticed that I got around 50% more mileage out of my phone's battery.
As far as I've heard, stuff like this is not as prevalent on iOS because Apple enforces stuff like background scheduling more strictly than Android does. It's not just the sandboxing, it's the behavior of the interfaces that the sandbox offers.