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I don't deal in the iOS ecosystem, but the fact that the only way to get data to the device using push is insecure is just pathetic. In a perfect world, the pu
by ChikkaChiChi 13y ago
I don't deal in the iOS ecosystem, but the fact that the only way to get data to the device using push is insecure is just pathetic.
In a perfect world, the public would care. Instead, we scream into our own echo chamber.
- kalleboo 13y agoThe public cares that their battery lasts longer since there's only a single persistent network connection.
- atmosx 13y agoThe public doesn't know. In a perfect world the public would had make choices which would lead everyone to open platforms, away from walled gardens, but as we don't know how to pick up leaders, most of us don't understand how and why privacy works.
- danudey 13y agoiOS 7 supports background wake-up-and-do-things for apps, so this problem is actually solved now.
- ge0rg 13y agoWould you care to elaborate? The only thing I found in the apple docs is that calling your app callback is a "best effort" service not guaranteed to do anything if your app is not running already.