Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google's and Apple's servers, a US...
    • deadcade@lemmy.deadca.deEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      Most “standard” messaging apps (that includes signal, telegram) use the “OS provided” push service. On Android, they use firebase cloud messaging, a component of google play services.

      Degoogled Android means not having any notifications, unless the app supports UnifiedPush, runs in the background 24/7 (which drains battery), or runs in the background occasionally (which delays notifications).

      If the app runs in the background occasionaly, you can “burden” the people on the other side by being slow to respond.

      • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        Eh, I use a few apps that have true foss forks and thus don’t use gcm but the keep-alive method, and I didn’t notice a difference in battery when I made the switch.

        Also lol #3 isn’t exactly a “burden”, take the hint and go away people. Let me live in blissful solitude.

        • Stantana@lemmy.sambands.netEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Pretty much my experience with pull-based notifications. I’ve even tested the same client on the same setup against both NTFY and client-pull without seeing a noticable difference in battery usage.