Re: [Ring] Sending failes or takes hours even if my contacts are online

[Maxim Cournoyer]

>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> > To: "Maxim Cournoyer" <address@hidden>
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>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:26:05 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Ring] Sending failes or takes hours even if my contacts are 
>> > online
>> 
>> > Hi Maxim,
>> > 
>> > you mean that my Android contact's should check their power settings, 
>> > right?
>> 
>> Yes, if your contacts are using Ring on Android, they would have to make sure
>> their Ring client is not "power optimized" by Android.
>> This isn't very user friendly; we are working on push notifications that 
>> should
>> make things easier in this regard.
> 
> Btw. do push notifications work in a decentralised network - without 
> connecting
> to servers running in the background?

Short answer: no. The push service frameworks available on mainstream mobile 
platforms (Android, iOS) are centralized by nature: a connection is at all 
times maintained between them and the push server, AFAIK.

Maxim