XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: scharf.steven@geemail.com   
      
   On 8/29/2021 12:49 PM, Jim Whitby wrote:   
   > On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:19:57 -0400, nospam wrote:   
   >    
   >   
   >> what i'm specifically referring to are apps that automatically connect   
   >> and communicate with bluetooth devices entirely in the background, in   
   >> particular, without the user needing to separately launch an app at all.   
   >> this isn't specific to obd either.   
   >>   
   >> the moment the bluetooth device comes within range of the user's iphone,   
   >> ios will automatically auto-launch the app directly into the background   
   >> if needed with no user interaction whatsoever, at which point the app   
   >> starts doing whatever the app was designed to do.   
   >>   
   >> this happens regardless of when the app was last launched, even if the   
   >> phone has been rebooted.   
   >>   
   >> android can't do that.   
   >   
   > I almost feel sorry for you. I'm not sure if its just plain ignorance or   
   > "Don't confuse me with facts, my minds made up."   
   >   
   > How do you think every phone (Android, Windows, ios, linux, etc) is   
   > connected  to a vehicle? Magic? USB? WiFi? or ???   
      
   Obviously he is not familiar with Android devices, and believes that   
   something that Android devices have done for years, automatically   
   launching an app when if connects to Bluetooth.   
   >   
   > Give me a mailing address, I'll send you some info about electronics.   
      
   It would be very expensive to ship all the materials necessary, and he   
   would be unlikely to understand any of it anywat.   
      
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