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  3. Smartphone Clients Syncing In The Background?

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    Respectfully, I don't think this can be called a "very specific case".  I would argue it is the single most likely/common case.  Think about it.  I have a PC with BitTorrent Sync on it.  I have an iPhone and an iPad.  When a new file appears in my Shared folder on the PC, I just want it to automatically be on my iPhone and iPad the next time I use them, without having to remember to open the BT client on the iOS device so the sync can happen before I leave my home.  I can't imagine a more common case than someone who just wants their data to sync, without constant manual intervention.

     

    And, regarding the "massive overhaul", I wasn't suggesting changing the way things are currently done.  Just adding an additional failover method that uses basic/standard background HTTP transfer over the LAN.  The current stuff stays the same.  But when they fail to sync in a timely way, rollover to a new method of transfer.  I don't think that's a massive overhaul.  Just an extension of current capabilities.

  5. Smartphone Clients Syncing In The Background?

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    Thanks for your reply, but it confused me.  You say you are "looking for a solution", but I just gave you the link to a solution that is newly available in iOS 7.  That solution let's you send silent notifications to an iOS device which allows you to "wake up" the app so that it may proceed with background data transfers/downloads.

     

    Why are you still "looking for the solution" given that it already exists and is well documented in the new iOS 7 APIs?

  6. Smartphone Clients Syncing In The Background?

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    Well that's disappointing (wrt iOS).   Why is it implemented that way?  It is my understanding that iOS allows silent push notifications to apps that can be woken up to do background downloads of data.

     

    See the "Multitasking Enhancements" section here:

     

    https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewIniOS/Articles/iOS7.html

     

    "Apps supporting either the fetch or remote-notification background modes may be launched or moved from the suspended to background state at appropriate times. In the case of the fetchbackground mode, the system uses available information to determine the best time to launch or wake apps. For example, it does so when networking conditions are good or when the device is already awake. You can also send silent push notifications—that is, notifications that do not display alerts or otherwise disturb the user."

     

    Why wouldn't BitTorrect Sync on iOS register for this mode so that it could transfer data without user intervention?  Then it truly be a "set it and forget it" usage model.