Re:Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
by coldacid on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @08:07AM
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Given that the ntfy Android app is available through F-Droid, I strongly doubt that Google Play Services is used at all.
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Re:Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
by danuker on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @08:23AM
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I suspect the F-Droid version might have delays. There are various issues when avoiding Firebase. There is no way to fulfill all of these:
- avoid Google servers - preserve battery - show timely notifications
Re:Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
by binwiederhier on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @08:37AM
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This is incorrect (at least in my experience). Firebase/FCM is significantly slower in delivering messages than the non-Firebase version (WebSockets or JSON stream, longstanding connection). It was actually mindboggling to me how slow Firebase is in delivering messages (especially when the phone is in doze mode).
Re:Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
by akvadrako on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @09:56AM
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But what kind of battery impact do you get leaving a long-running connection open?
Re:Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
by binwiederhier on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @10:15AM
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Depends on your usage. For me it's around 1% for the entire day: https://ntfy.sh/docs/faq/#how-much-battery-does-the-android-...