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iPod touch why apple does not app run in background?

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MySaturdaySelf

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Sep 16, 2008
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they can do it in music and mail..
and i believe ipod touch has the capacity to do that
is it worth jailbreaking the ipod touch just for running app like fring/pandora etc in background? :confused:
 
NT1440

NT1440

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May 18, 2008
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music is the only thing that runs in the backround.

They do it for battery/processor/ram considerations.

Apps tend to crash when the processor or ram is running heavy
 
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MySaturdaySelf

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Sep 16, 2008
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hmm. maybe that's why they said "solving life's dilemma, ONE APP AT A TIME" in the commercial.. :D
 
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slomifier

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Mar 25, 2008
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Depends on what you mean by what you mean "running in the background". Technically, almost all of the apple apps do that. Clock app runs the alarm, iTunes downloads stuff in the background, Calander uses alerts, app store downloads stuff while its downsized, and mail shows unread mail

Also, Palringo, a non-apple app runs in the background but keeping you logged in.
 
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