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Can the iPad do background sync of third-party file storage services like Nextcloud without having the app open in the first place yet? iOS only just got push
by hammyhavoc 3y ago
Can the iPad do background sync of third-party file storage services like Nextcloud without having the app open in the first place yet?
iOS only just got push notifications for PWAs too.
Can't yet sideload on an iPad and are at the mercy of the App Store and the devs keeping up their subscription to keep niche apps up.
- Gigachad 3y ago> Can the iPad do background sync of third-party file storage services like Nextcloud without having the app open in the first place yet? Yeah it can. I believe apps get free access to background jobs while the device is plugged in. Not too sure the details but I use Google Photos and the photos seem to background sync fine without me thinking about it. Sideloading is hopefully coming soon with the new EU laws. Though I wouldn't consider it much of a sales point considering the App Store selection is much larger than the Play Store tablet apps + sideloadable options.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoIf it has to be plugged in, what good is it as a tablet? People need constant, real-time sync to avoid conflicts and make sure people from the field get their data back to whoever needs it. In the EU. For consumers, can iPad OS do multiple users yet?
- Gigachad 3y agoHave a look around, these people out in the field are all using iPads. Somehow they manage. Android tablets are usually given to kids or used as basic retail displays.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoBold of you to assume I don't actively research and keep up with the latest products and OS. iPads are also not uncommonly given to kids too; what kind of counterargument is that? Puerile. The point still remains: the iPad doesn't do what I and others require. If you love the iPad, great, but it's not everything to everyone.