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For those of you who don't know, I wrote an interval timer app for iOS. A feature request is to allow it to run in the background. Apparently people fidget with their Music or Podcast app enough while ...

Samsung is currently holding the numero-uno position is pushing Android 11 updates to its devices. Unfortunately, it also secured the top position in the list by DontKillMyApp, which ranks smartphone ...