@bert_hubert @jornane @mysk I use OS uptime to make...

@bert_hubert @jornane @mysk I use OS uptime to make caches behave correctly regardless of system clock changes.

iOS inherited a lot of from the Mac which grew up in more innocent times. The Address Book API is a good example. On the Mac it didn't matter that any app could do what it liked. On iOS within 3 or 4 years apps were abusing it which lead to changes on both platforms.

As it happens the uptime APIs are seeing more scrutiny at the moment:

https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=z6fu1dcu
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/privacy_manifest_files/describing_use_of_required_reason_api#4278394

Like 4 February at 10:30 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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Jørn

@andrewtj @bert_hubert @mysk Users don’t change the system clock that often in my experience. Why do you need to be robust against that? Especially since they can reboot their devices, which then also messes with your cache.

4 February at 10:33 | Open on ipv6.social

andrewtj

@jornane @bert_hubert @mysk Please be a little generous. The user isn't the only thing that changes the system clock and not all caches are persisted.

4 February at 10:50 | Open on mastodon.social