Agree 100% about Apple being anti-consumer, but the Android thing is not quite that simple. Background tasks on Android can pretty much be killed at any time.

Agree 100% about Apple being anti-consumer, but the Android thing is not quite that simple. Background tasks on Android can pretty much be killed at any time. I believe only apps with a persistent notification and the native google notification service can remain active at all times. But yes, they can connect to any server while they are running.