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Do any of you use Background App Refresh?

  • 14-05-2014 6:27pm
    #1
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,906 ✭✭✭


    Never really used it since it came to iOS 7. Does it work well & can you give me some real world examples of how it helps you or works for you? Also is it as bad for battery life as people say?

    Thanks :)

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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  • #2
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,497 ✭✭✭✭guil


    Nope turned it off when I first saw it in a beta.


  • #3
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Yep, there are certain uses I have for it:

    Podcasts - I use the Pocket Casts app. I'll get a notification that a new episode of Podcast X is available, and the app will use that notification to start downloading it for me. By the time I've launched the app, Podcast X is downloading, or fully downloaded.

    Instapaper - No more opening the app, waiting for it to download my articles and then reading them. I open the app and they're already downloaded, which is great if I'm somewhere with bad reception.

    iOS Weather App - no more swiping to refresh because the app already refreshed in the background.

    I can't say I've noticed a battery hit since upgrading to iOS 7. Even if I did, I'm near a charger often enough not to worry about it. I like these features enough to leave them running all the time, and they're pretty handy, especially the podcasts.


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,583 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    One of the best features from iOS 7. Only app I have it switched off for is Facebook as it misbehaves. Other than that the benefits totally outweigh zero negatives for me.


  • #5
    The Governor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭The Governor


    So would this keep your Twitter feed up to date instead of waiting a few secs for it to load upon app launch for example?


  • #6
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,906 ✭✭✭FourFourRED


    The Governor wrote: »
    So would this keep your Twitter feed up to date instead of waiting a few secs for it to load upon app launch for example?

    The official Twitter app isn't supported. I had Mailbox added for this but opened the app and had to refresh manually to get my new mail so was wondering if anyone actually got use out of it.

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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  • #7
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    The Governor wrote: »
    So would this keep your Twitter feed up to date instead of waiting a few secs for it to load upon app launch for example?

    Yeah, Tweetbot does this.


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