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[Krzysztof Tataradziński <ktatar156@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there a bug reported (related to that problem) or should we create new
one?

2015-08-18 9:44 GMT+02:00 Simos Xenitellis <simos.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:39 PM, Krzysztof Tataradziński
> <ktatar156@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > So why Ubuntu making the same mistakes? ;)
> >
>
> I view that as a rhetorical question ;-).
>
> "Multitasking" (ability to run in the background) for installed apps
> on a mobile device is quite tricky
> and the main issue is how to deal with misbehaving apps.
> Those misbehaving apps that make use of "running in the background"
> can effectively
> drain the battery, make you unhappy and give you a bad view of the phone
> OS.
> It is difficult to debug issues if you have to factor in the
> possibility of some app running in the background.
> I think that even the early iOS did not allow apps to run the
> background, until they could
> figure out how to do properly.
>
> If you are a power user and you need the ability to allow certain apps
> to run in the background,
> then you can install the OpenStore at https://open.uappexplorer.com/apps
> get Ubuntu Touch Tweak Tool and toggle the ability for specific apps
> to run in the background.
>
> Simos
>
> > 2015-08-17 8:28 GMT+02:00 Roman Shchekin <mrqtros@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >>
> >> Services are must-have feature in mobile OS. Just remember Windows
> Phone 7
> >> - only music player can work in background, that was terrible for users
> and
> >> even more terrible for programmers!
> >>
> >> 2015-08-17 3:48 GMT+03:00 James Henstridge
> >> <james.henstridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >>>
> >>> On 17 August 2015 at 03:15, Krzysztof Tataradziński <
> ktatar156@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > 2015-08-15 18:58 GMT+02:00 Николай Шатохин <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> When can I wait true multitasking?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> How was alarm realised? I need alarm in my app.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> суббота, 15 августа 2015 г. пользователь Roman Zonov написал:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> > Hello. Alarm  - is more exception, than a rule, there is no
> >>> >> > opportunity
> >>> >> > at the moment to make an app working in background.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > I'm also little worried why only Clock alarm can work and ring even
> >>> > when we
> >>> > swipe down and close app. Why other apps can't do that? Is it
> security
> >>> > issue
> >>> > or something else? I think that blocks lot of cool features (and new
> >>> > apps
> >>> > that could be developed).
> >>>
> >>> The clock application closes just like any other application when you
> >>> swipe it away.  The reason your alarms still function is because the
> >>> application is essentially just acting as a front-end to configure the
> >>> alarms: they are actually managed by a shell component
> >>> (indicator-datetime, IIRC).
> >>>
> >>> It'd be nice to have some kind of general purpose background
> >>> processing mode for applications, but it isn't available at this time.
> >>>
> >>> James.
> >>>
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