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> So, if you're unwilling to use Google Play services (or us an OS which doesn't support it), you're fucked and will not receive background notifications. I do
by rnestler 5y ago
> So, if you're unwilling to use Google Play services (or us an OS which doesn't support it), you're fucked and will not receive background notifications.
I don't know about WhatsApp, but at least Telegram and Threema can fallback to polling if push notifications aren't available. With polling there is of course the trade off between battery usage and message delay, but you shouldn't miss any messages.