Tag: location
Google Chrome on an idle Android phone sends nearly fifty times more requests per hour than iOS on Safari
Digital Content Next reported that Google Chrome on an idle Android phone sends nearly fifty times more requests per hour than iOS on Safari. A dormant, stationary Android phone (with the Chrome browser active in the background) communicated location information to Google 340 times during a 24-hour period, or at an average of 14 data…
IFTTT now supports location-based triggers
IFTTT is one of my favorite services. It works so unobtrusively that I always forget that I’m using it, though I enjoy the results of it almost on a daily basis. Adding support for location-based triggers is something that could be really useful. A simple example would be if you’re required to fill out a…