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		hnwizard on Oct 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative As per the mobius sync FAQ: "No iOS app can run continuously in the background. This means that Möbius Sync can only connect to other devices whilst the app is open, for a short time thereafter, and whenever it is triggered to run briefly in the background."

EGreg on Oct 19, 2023 [–]

Yup that last part is the entitlement !

hnwizard on Oct 20, 2023 | [–]

It's such a brief amount of time, it's impractical for it to do something useful during that time, like sync a file.

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