Post #3392994
2026-06-24 20:10 UTC
Consider that there’s probably a half dozen background programs using the internet connection as well. You’ll want to install something like a firewall that you can turn on that blocks all connections except from some allowlisted apps you currently want to use. A simple message check from a handful of installed messengers can occupy that connection for a few seconds while you’re trying to load something that’s much more important to you right now in the browser
(my situation this morning on 2G network, trying to load my ~4KB grocery list webapp in the grocery store with bad reception… ended up connecting to the store WiFi and sold my soul with a checkbox ^^')
Replies (2)
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@mecen@lemmy.ca 2026-06-25 05:39
Well most of my apps are foss so there shouldn’t be this problem and doesn’t messages rely on google push notifications and not working in background?
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@limerod@reddthat.com 2026-06-25 12:09
You can disable background sync or turn on battery saver to limit background activity which also turns off background sync. For a firewall app. I would recommend Netguard.