• limerod@reddthat.comM
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    1 year ago

    The fuss is that 3rd party apps need a persistent notification to stay alive. But, because Google owns pixels, it can skip that step and be less intrusive/visible, which others can not.

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        1 year ago

        Unfortunately, that will mean your app can be killed on many smartphones from device makers like xiaomi, Oppo, and huawei, which have aggressive battery optimization. I had this issue on a redmi device where background apps would be killed unless a permanent notification was present.

        The WireGuard and tailscale apps work great for me without a persistent notification.

        I haven’t tried wireguard. But, I should give them a try and see how it goes in samsung.