Does restricting background data also stop my phone from receiving notifications from restricted apps?
For example: I go to Settings > Data usage > Cellular data usage > Facebook, then I turn off 'Background data'.
Will I still receive notifications from Facebook?
Note* I am on Android: 7.1.2 and Device: Pixel
Thank you,
Dan
It depends on the app - the messaging service used.
For Facebook, yes, you will recieve notifications since it uses GCM (Google Cloud Messaging). So will other apps using GCM. GCM is a part of Google Play Services, which is not affected by restricting data
Other apps which don't use GCM will not show notifications. Here's a list of apps using GCM
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