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Can you explain why? I'm not clear on the implications but am definitely interested.

• baxtr 6y ago
  Battery life, but mostly the topic of the article: apps use it to track you [1]. I always ask myself: why does this app need to communicate with a server if I didn't open the app? For the majority of apps there is no need to do anything while they're asleep. [1] https://www.macobserver.com/news/background-app-refresh-data/ https://www.macobserver.com/news/background-app-refresh-data...
  • Chris2048 6y ago
    Do iPhones do this if I enable location with "when I use the app" as opposed to "always"?
    • baxtr 6y ago
      tbh, I don't think it's related to the location settings. I believe apps don't even need to ask for permission to do this. That's why you need to turn it off manually.
  • akie 6y ago
    Thank you! I had no idea. After I disabled background app refresh I installed a firewall (https://www.lifewire.com/why-you-need-a-firewall-app-for-your-iphone-5080119 https://www.lifewire.com/why-you-need-a-firewall-app-for-you...) - in my case the open source, security audited, on-device-only firewall "Lockdown" see https://lockdownprivacy.com/ https://lockdownprivacy.com/