Don't kill my app

#1

Post by tentacleuno » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:20 AM UTC

Don't kill my app
dontkillmyapp.com

Re: Don't kill my app

#2

Post by tentacleuno » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:29 AM UTC

Re: Don't kill my app

#3

Post by arp242 » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:31 AM UTC

Previous: Android vendors, don’t kill my app - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18901006 - Jan 2019 (407 comments)

I'm not sure if it's been updated since then.

Still lists Sony as "toxic" for having an opt-in battery extension feature which warns you of the trade-offs (which I've found very useful when I really wanted to, well, extend battery life, e.g. when hiking or travelling). I told them this back in 2019, and that they got this so utterly wrong AND have failed to fix it leaves me rather distrustful of the entire page.

Re: Don't kill my app

#4

Post by Torlan » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:35 AM UTC

Don’t kill my battery

Re: Don't kill my app

#5

Post by fritzo » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:42 AM UTC

Torlan wrote: post #4

Don’t kill my battery

Yes, Dear app developers, different users want different things.

The primary uses of my phone are (1) multi-factor authentication, and (2) as a GPS beacon whereby family can locate me if I'm injured in the wilderness. I definitely value battery life over app snazz.

Re: Don't kill my app

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Post by isodev » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:45 AM UTC

It should be the opposite though? Don’t kill the battery, don’t degrade system performance, etc?

Re: Don't kill my app

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Post by potyarkin » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:47 AM UTC

Most apps on my phone were strong armed on me by trend-following (or outright data grabbing) businesses. 99% of them could've been just a website - but no, I can't reschedule my doctor appointment via website, because "our app is so much better and has so much more features!"

So fuck yeah, kill them all! And if they dare to start on their own, kill them more!

Re: Don't kill my app

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Post by Noumenon72 » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:50 AM UTC

I've followed the Samsung instructions to try to keep it from killing SleepBot and Tasker, but I gave up and had to find workarounds instead. It should be easier to configure so you can make it not go to sleep for apps that set alarms or watch your other apps.

Re: Don't kill my app

#9

Post by Racing0461 » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:50 AM UTC

Sometimes i hate apple for being a walled garden. Sometimes i love them. This is one of those times i like the vertical integration appl has that keeps quality high instead of going the OEM route goog/msft went.

Now of course that can come back to haunt us.

Re: Don't kill my app

#10

Post by Semaphor » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 5:53 AM UTC

While nothing affects me personally (always been an AOSP user via Lineage/Cyanogen), I know that at least some apps struggle with vendor "enhancements" that go counter to what users want. DAVx5 (CalDAV/CardDAV sync) is one I remember having warnings about OnePlus (2nd worst here) during setup and how you need to take extra steps to ensure syncing actually works, which is pretty important for such an app.

On vanilla, simply allowing permanent background or not seems like a great solution, I’ll allow it only where I really need it, and done.