> […] this is by design of both companies.

This is more of a fundamental technical limitation of operating systems and networks; I don't think it is possible to design distributed communication between arbitrary service provider infrastructure and end-user devices without an always-online intermediary reachable from anywhere (a bouncer, in IRC terms) that accepts messages for non-present consumers.

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satvikpendem 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, however the fact that it is not customizable is what is annoying, you are forced to rely only on the OS makers' implementations, which I guess should be expected in the day and age.

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fn-mote 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It sounds like you’re hinting at being unhappy with the lock-in forced by the ecosystem.

The flip side of the coin: any possibly avenue to exfiltrate data and do (advertising) tracking by app developers will be used. The restrictions also protect my privacy.

And my phone battery.

	▲	satvikpendem 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Clearly they don't protect your privacy as evidenced by the post we're commenting on.