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Re:Introducing Android 9 Pie by vagab0nd on Monday August 06, 2018 @10:16PM (#17703439)
> Shutting mic, camera and sensor data off for idle/background apps is neat, though I'm shocked that wasn't an option before.

What do I do now if I want a skype or wechat voice call in the background while using the phone normally?

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Re:Introducing Android 9 Pie by lovelearning on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @01:33AM (#17704097)
That is still possible. The authors of those apps have to modify their designs to use foreground services - essentially, services that don't require a full UI but have to show their status in notification bar.

Most popular apps already use foreground services for use cases like yours. This restriction is to prevent dodgy spying apps that recorded without user knowing about it.

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