Hi guys basically as the title says. I have a pixel phone running GrapheneOS and I really don’t want to install Play Services. Is there an alternative for me? I need reliable notifications for Telegram and signal. Edit: Thank you all amazing people for helping I learned alot and found best setup for me
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It depends for what Apps you need them. Often Apps like Signal or Element support getting Notifications via a persistent Server connection or asking every so often for Notifications. Even tho i could not find any source, i found that this works with Whatsapp(sadly have to use it) too.
So it’s either a persistent notification or allowing the app to constantly running in the background. Does it have a significant battery impact?
Depends on the App but generally no.
yes, it has a “significant” impact on battery. i don’t know why the other comment claims otherwise.
it’s worth it for me, so i accept that “impact”.
Signal uses 2% a day and Element 1%. I do not really think this is significant.
as I know its the persistent notification (that you can hide on most phones, but do not swipe away) is what lets it run in the background
