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Re:Android vendors, don’t kill my app by JustSomeNobody on Monday January 14, 2019 @04:48PM (#18906858)
Right. That's why there's an API for it. Each app doesn't have to stay awake listening. The OS will wake the app up.
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Re:Android vendors, don’t kill my app by feikname on Monday January 14, 2019 @10:49PM (#18908726)
Oh, that does make sense.

In that case, having the app run the background really does seem like a waste when compared to leaving the OS to do this task.

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