Signal-android: Annoying notification "background connection enabled"

[Tamriel]

With the websocket version there appears a notification saying "background connection enabled". It can't be dismissed. Please remove that notification, since I know that I am using websockets.

[moxie0]

A notification is required in order to run a foreground service, which is necessary to keep the connection alive in the most battery friendly way.

[Tamriel]

Telegram figured out a way to have no notification and to consume much less battery.
You may look at their code.

[michallepicki]

Messenger lite doesn't need a notification to work in background without google play services either

[theBoatman]

The mailing app K9 can also keep push connections open without a notification. They work reliable and K9 uses far less energy than signal on my phone.

[NotSoImportant]

Seems like you can get rid of the notification (at least for a while) with the following trick:

• Slide the notification to the right and open "more settings" (or long press it)
• Click on the "A"
• Put the slider to the top left (all Signal notifications are gone)
• Press on A again (now again other Signal notifications will come in as usual)
  Other notifications or even opening the app does not bring the persistant notification back.
  This will last until Signal app (for whatever reason) restarts.

[null-git]

I don't want to discuss the reason why this notification has to be shown, I'm sure you know what you're doing. But it would be very nice if the icon of the notification could be changed, so that it represents the function of the notification. To just use the same icon as for a new message is very confusing. I find myself checking the notification a few times a day because I think there is a new message.

[bsmith-cycorp]

I would prefer the occasional delays in message syncing and/or battery inefficiency over the persistent loss of screen space. You could at least add a settings toggle; Tasker did something similar for "running in the foreground".

[paperdigits]

Can this be re-examined for Android O? It has much more granular notification settings.

[ghost]

Found a way that worked for me on Android Pie (LineageOS, no GSF(No Google Installed))
Settings > Apps & Notifications > Signal > Uncheck 'Other' like in the screenshot

[chrisdane]

Hi
My OS is Fairphone Open 19.02.1. Is there a way to get rid of the "Background connection enabled" message of Signal? Thanks!

[Meteor0id]

It might be a good idea to open a feature request on this topic "keep Signal open in the background without play services and without notification"

[Nephilimi]

I got this message today after receiving the message in signal; "This device does not support play services. Tap to disable system battery optimizations that prevent signal from retrieving messages while inactive"

My question is how in the world does my US AT&T samsung S10 not support play push services for this?

This doesn't seem like it should be necessary to have signal always running in the background.

[zeroedout]

I got this message today after receiving the message in signal; "This device does not support play services. Tap to disable system battery optimizations that prevent signal from retrieving messages while inactive"

My question is how in the world does my US AT&T samsung S10 not support play push services for this?

My Pixel 3a XL as well.

[paperdigits]

Did you install signal from the play store or elsewhere? Play store version should support play services. If you grabbed the apk from signal's website, it doesn't.

On December 18, 2019 2:25:08 AM PST, Alishams Hassam [e-mail] wrote:

I got this message today after receiving the message in signal; "This
device does not support play services. Tap to disable system battery
optimizations that prevent signal from retrieving messages while
inactive"

My question is how in the world does my US AT&T samsung S10 not
support play push services for this?

My Pixel 3a XL as well.

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[Nephilimi]

For me I got it from the play store. Apparently the play store version will fall back if play services can't be reached right then. My notification went away after a while.

[carlin-q-scott]

Thanks for the clue to fixing this issue for myself. I'm using microG (Google Play Services alternative), and I had to re-install Signal after setting up their alternative to Google Cloud Messaging. They actually mention this problem at that link.

[landry314]

For me I got it from the play store. Apparently the play store version will fall back if play services can't be reached right then. My notification went away after a while.

today when reinstalling signal i got the message that i didnt have play services even though i do and signal switched to web sockets and this perpetual notification... but then i realized i was blocking signal's essential access through the tracker control vpn... make sure signal has access to google severs BEFORE you first open it. i had to reinstall it a few times to figure this out.