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The author's suggestion for Apple to add an alarm-like service is exactly what Android has. Most of the iOS multi-tasking which Steve Job claims is better than
by Arron 16y ago
The author's suggestion for Apple to add an alarm-like service is exactly what Android has. Most of the iOS multi-tasking which Steve Job claims is better than everyone else, is also a direct copy of Android's but in a more severe limited manner. But of course everyone thinks Apple invented this.
- adrianmonk 16y agoIndeed, the alarm service does exist, but the API call you'd use (android.app.AlarmManager.setInexactRepeating()) doesn't go nearly as far as he is suggesting about being smart with power/bandwidth/CPU usage. Although it is clever how it will "adjust alarms' phase to cause them to fire simultaneously, avoiding waking the device from sleep more than necessary".