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That’s the thing, besides the hardware, there would need to be a lot of work in the OS (and maybe apps to some extent). The assumption of unlimited data transf
by tambourine_man 3y ago
That’s the thing, besides the hardware, there would need to be a lot of work in the OS (and maybe apps to some extent).
The assumption of unlimited data transfer is pervasive on non-mobile (we need a better name for that, something that encompasses desktop and laptop. PC?)
- callalex 3y agoThat work was all done around 2015 or so. MacOS has had the concept of a Metered Connection for many years now. The first party software all behaves as you would expect, and there are APIs that expose the information to third party software as well.
- tambourine_man 3y agoCan you elaborate? Never heard of such a thing. If anything, macOS seems to be loosing network features, such as the network location casualty in the recent System Preferences -> Settings reboot.
- kalleboo 3y agoIf you hit "Network Settings" on a Wi-Fi network in Settings, there's an option called "Low data mode" > macOS seems to be loosing network features, such as the network location casualty That was an oversight (as it remained in other parts of the OS...) and came back on the next point release of the OS.
- tambourine_man 3y agoIndeed, thanks. I don't know if that will be enough, though. iOS has more granular settings for cellular data than a simple toggle. How will it reduce data usage? What services are allowed?