Re:iOS 12 is all about making your iPhone work better
by orf on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @06:45PM
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Why a constant one? Why not on WiFi only? Push notifications also require a constant connection as well, I think?
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Re:iOS 12 is all about making your iPhone work better
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @07:22PM
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Push notifications are more efficient, as iOS manages the persistent connection to receive push notifications versus your application long polling.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9901686 (HN thread where Rob @ FastMail dives in depth why push notifications are superior to IMAP IDLE)
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17262511/how-do-ios-push... (How do iOS Push Notifications work?)