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What's wrong with unconstrained multitasking? I thought it worked well on the N900. I also think it works well on Android.
by tom_mellior 6y ago
What's wrong with unconstrained multitasking? I thought it worked well on the N900. I also think it works well on Android.
- bestouff 6y agoOn Android it's very constrained. Background apps are quickly killed to save battery, whereas on my N900 any running app which wouldn't stop by itself would drain it in a few minutes.
- sp332 6y agoApps can't even reliably sync data on Android without using a special Google-hosted remote service that pings your phone when there is an update. Music apps have to register specially so they don't get killed in the background.
- tom_mellior 6y agoAndroid is constrained in that sense, I agree. I thought the OP meant constrained like iPhones of the period were: No pretense of multitasking, every task switch being "close an app, open another one".