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Is anyone using IM+ with Backgrounder?

thatappleguytoday

thatappleguytoday

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Does anyone know why IM+ doesn't use badges when you have new messages? Or is it because I'm using it with backgrounder?

Just curious to know about peoples thoughts about this. Also, I can never tell if it stays connected or reconnects.

For example, if I go into the app, after an hour of not using it, the app says "restoring" then shows buddy lists. Was I signed in that whole time?

Thanks to everyone who contributes useful input 😉
 
Not sure about IM+, but my experience with Yahoo messenger running in the background with backgrounder was not too positive. I couldn't hear any incoming IM and badges were not updated. I think badges are definitely push related so when you have it running in the background, it doesn't function the same. I may be wrong 🙂. My suggestion is to not use it in the background if you are with official carrier since push works fine.
 
map1978 said:
i found push notifications to be a more battery hog over backgrounder IMO
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Try it again. Push is a tiny system service, while IM+ is a (comparably) huge app which polls the internet constantly. I can't imagine that push wouldn't be far less of a drain.
 
map1978 said:
why am I wrong smart guy?

it is known for every iphone to have different battery juice problems

i had spectacular battery life pre-jb and now have manageable batt life

dont make me forum smack you 😉
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maybe its because of usage over time, and the updates causes battery life to drain more constantly
 
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