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Re: Thoughts on inhibiting app suspend via application lifecycle

 

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Jamie Strandboge <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think we may be too strict on this. Consider the following apps:
>  * a metronome app for musicians to practice to (2 are in the app store now)
>  * a white noise app to help people sleep (1 in the store)
>  * a navigation app that speaks the directions to you as you drive (none in the
>    app store AFAIK, but this would be a wonderful addition)
>  * internet radio apps (there are at least 2 in the store)
>  * a 3rd party alarm clock (perhaps the API that the core app clock uses is
>    sufficient-- I haven't checked)

* An app that records GPS data even while the screen is locked, eg so
runners/cyclists/etc can track their route/performance/etc.


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