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Beyond all that, I'm curious about on{X}'s battery usage. That's a huge selling point for always-on processes like this.
They likely did this on Android because it's the easiest platform to developer such a product. On iOS and WP, background apps are severely limited so it makes sense why Android is only platform that gets this.
There is no reason to say "likely," the article comes out and says that android was the easy platform: "Shira Weinberg, the team’s Program Manager, explained that the less strict security model of the Android platform is well suited for deploying early stage technology previews." I am not a mobile developer so when I read the statement I was not sure if it was an underhanded slap at andriod or a valid assessment of m…
They likely did this on Android because it's the easiest platform to developer such a product. On iOS and WP, background apps are severely limited so it makes sense why Android is only platform that gets this.
There is no reason to say "likely," the article comes out and says that android was the easy platform: "Shira Weinberg, the team’s Program Manager, explained that the less strict security model of the Android platform is well suited for deploying early stage technology previews." I am not a mobile developer so when I read the statement I was not sure if it was an underhanded slap at andriod or a valid assessment of m…
IFTTT meets Tasker. Cool
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There is no reason to say "likely," the article comes out and says that android was the easy platform: "Shira Weinberg, the team’s Program Manager, explained that the less strict security model of the Android platform is well suited for deploying early stage technology previews." I am not a mobile developer so when I read the statement I was not sure if it was an underhanded slap at andriod or a valid assessment of m…
It doesn't have to be an exclusive or; it was definitely an underhanded slap, from where I'm sitting.
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There is no reason to say "likely," the article comes out and says that android was the easy platform: "Shira Weinberg, the team’s Program Manager, explained that the less strict security model of the Android platform is well suited for deploying early stage technology previews." I am not a mobile developer so when I read the statement I was not sure if it was an underhanded slap at andriod or a valid assessment of m…
_less strict_ does not mean insecure. iOS for example has very strict rules about when apps can run, how long they can run, and the resources they use. Everything is a tradeoff and in general Android leans in the direction of power and freedom.
Looking forward to watching this evolve. Should be extremely powerful with the right set of triggers and hardware integration.