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How many of you run apps in the background all the time with backgrounder?

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pintnight

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I've been running BeejiveIM in the background when I leave the house and end it when I get home. Battery usage seem normal (I don't see any drastic drainage of the battery).

So does anybody run apps in the background 100% of the time?
 
I've been trying but after a while it seems like Beejive isn't notifying me... so I kind of don't use it anymore.
 
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I use beejive as well for background but I haven't used it in a while. I'm not sure what other apps I would use
 
I tested out backgrounder with Fring to see if I could use Skype In even when the iPhone was in sleep mode. I found that it eventually cuts off the wireless, so I couldn't get a full test(it accepted calls for about an hour though).

I even tried with insomnia, which is supposed to keep wireless active even after the iphone is asleep. . .but it still didn't work
 
Four20 said:
I tested out backgrounder with Fring to see if I could use Skype In even when the iPhone was in sleep mode. I found that it eventually cuts off the wireless, so I couldn't get a full test(it accepted calls for about an hour though).

I even tried with insomnia, which is supposed to keep wireless active even after the iphone is asleep. . .but it still didn't work
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Same here, but I was trying to use it for Pandora. I gave up.
 
I used it for Beejive for a while until I realised it stops notifying me after a while. I do use it a lot when I think about it, but only for a few seconds. For example, if I am using Beejive or on a game and I need to use the internet. I would background it, do what I need to do then go back. I wouldn't normally leave something backgrounded all day as I don't see the point when it stops notifying after a certain time.

What I have started doing, to get my notifications on Beejive is set up a 'push' mail2web email account and set Beejive to email me when a message is received. It is almost instantanious and works great for me.
 
It's well-documented that Beejive won't run in the background using backgrounder for longer than a couple of minutes. Problem with system memory or something if I remember correctly.

I'm going to test running Nimbuzz in the background.
 
.adam said:
It's well-documented that Beejive won't run in the background using backgrounder for longer than a couple of minutes. Problem with system memory or something if I remember correctly.

I'm going to test running Nimbuzz in the background.
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Beejive runs fine in the background on my iPhone, its the connection that times out, when the screen locks the wifi only stays active for a time then disconnects. Nothing to do with Beejive!
 
works fine

tried it with insomnia running and used it for fstream and beejive. fstream has run for a few hours without dropping connection and beejive alerted me to an im when i was doing something else on the phone. so no problems for me. just followed the instructions about setting up a plist and i'm a happy bunny! 😀
battery life does get reduced more quickly - obv so i'm careful to make sure i dont leave something running if i'm out all day but i'd recommend it - if only so that you can use your phone for multiple tasks as opposed to apple wanting to restrict you to (mainly) the one.
 
samuraivara said:
How to track the applications running in the background as some times I enable background and forget to disable it..
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well in your plist you specified x number of apps so just remember which apps you listed and try to remember which are currently running. easy non?
 
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