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This shit is already a spyware (at least for Android, where it even has a permission to modify system settings). I had 40Mb of background data usage for a 5 day
by dschiptsov 13y ago
This shit is already a spyware (at least for Android, where it even has a permission to modify system settings). I had 40Mb of background data usage for a 5 day (in a roaming in India, that's why I have noticed) while I never switched to it.
- brudgers 13y agoIt is less likely you will receive calls over Skype when Skype isn't connected and notifying the network of its location. On a desktop device notifications can be infrequent. Mobile devices are mobile, however. I haven't installed Skype on Android because of the permissions it requests and for the reason that I rarely use it. But at least it's not preinstalled as are many Google apps similarly privileged.
- dschiptsov 13y agoA keep-alive TCP connection, or bunch of UDP packets is enough for that.
- lucian1900 13y agoOr just Android's push service, which lets apps handle the notification and decide what to do (unlike iOS).