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By the way, my colleague has some crappy Huawei phone, which previously killed background apps [1], but this week received an update that changed the behaviour

By the way, my colleague has some crappy Huawei phone, which previously killed background apps [1], but this week received an update that changed the behaviour to simply disabling them from accessing the internet. [1]: https://dontkillmyapp.com https://dontkillmyapp.com

colordrops 6y ago
Hmm, maybe it's time for a huawei. I have a oneplus and had the hardest time unlocking my Tesla for a while because OnePlus's OxygenOS kept killing the Tesla app in the background. Really stupid.
zibzab 6y ago
This is a simple but wonderful idea! Hope more vendors follow. Google changing permission model to allow any app internet access was the stupidest decision made by a company in this millennium
- izacus 6y ago
  Is there ANY OS out there that doesn't allow apps to the internet by default? Seriously, you throw around things like "sociopaths" for a pretty standard and expected user behaviour in all OSes out there?
  - zibzab 6y ago
    Wait, why is this a controversial stand? Is it really that bad to not wanting a random torch app to not use all your monthly data on God knows what?
    - EvilEy3 6y ago
      Because you're throwing jabs at Android while literally every other OS in existence behaves the same way regarding network access.
      - colordrops 6y ago
        This thread is in response to why we need a Linux OS, which is because they are all bad.
        EvilEy3 6y ago
        Android is infinitely better than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile. It is much easier to "fix" Android's "issues".
        fsflover 6y ago
        > than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile I don't understand how you can generalize this far. Using a full desktop OS on mobile with all desktop apps is undoubtedly better.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
  It is an idiotic idea because it makes my xmpp client unusable. It should be up to a user to decide what should work on a device and how, not forcing some undocumented behaviour upon a user 'for his own good'

colordrops 6y ago

Hmm, maybe it's time for a huawei. I have a oneplus and had the hardest time unlocking my Tesla for a while because OnePlus's OxygenOS kept killing the Tesla app in the background. Really stupid.

zibzab 6y ago

This is a simple but wonderful idea! Hope more vendors follow. Google changing permission model to allow any app internet access was the stupidest decision made by a company in this millennium

izacus 6y ago
Is there ANY OS out there that doesn't allow apps to the internet by default? Seriously, you throw around things like "sociopaths" for a pretty standard and expected user behaviour in all OSes out there?
- zibzab 6y ago
  Wait, why is this a controversial stand? Is it really that bad to not wanting a random torch app to not use all your monthly data on God knows what?
  - EvilEy3 6y ago
    Because you're throwing jabs at Android while literally every other OS in existence behaves the same way regarding network access.
    - colordrops 6y ago
      This thread is in response to why we need a Linux OS, which is because they are all bad.
      - EvilEy3 6y ago
        Android is infinitely better than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile. It is much easier to "fix" Android's "issues".
        fsflover 6y ago
        > than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile I don't understand how you can generalize this far. Using a full desktop OS on mobile with all desktop apps is undoubtedly better.
Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
It is an idiotic idea because it makes my xmpp client unusable. It should be up to a user to decide what should work on a device and how, not forcing some undocumented behaviour upon a user 'for his own good'