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		binwiederhier on Nov 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ntfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone vi... This is incorrect (at least in my experience). Firebase/FCM is significantly slower in delivering messages than the non-Firebase version (WebSockets or JSON stream, longstanding connection). It was actually mindboggling to me how slow Firebase is in delivering messages (especially when the phone is in doze mode).

akvadrako on Nov 8, 2022 [–]

But what kind of battery impact do you get leaving a long-running connection open?

binwiederhier on Nov 8, 2022 | [–]

Depends on your usage. For me it's around 1% for the entire day: https://ntfy.sh/docs/faq/#how-much-battery-does-the-android-...

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