Almost all of the Android apps I have installed come from Google Play and are ad-supported and thus, require the "internet connection" permission. I also have a number of paid ones.
I was wondering though (out of nothing more than curiosity), what would happen if I suddenly dumped my carrier, turned off Wifi, removed the SIM card and left it like this for a month?...a year?. No connection. Nothing.
Would the apps suddenly stop working after so many days (or perhaps launches)?. Would I one day be prompted by an alert telling me that an internet connection was needed so that a fresh batch of ads could be loaded?. Would the apps just suddenly cease to function one day (or become limited in functionality)?.
I love my phone, am very satisfied with my carrier and have no plans to ditch my connection and I don't mind the ads at all (we all have to eat and pay bills). Also, no tinfoil hat here. Just curious and nothing else
Does anyone know exactly how this works?.
-Thanks, BJ
I was wondering though (out of nothing more than curiosity), what would happen if I suddenly dumped my carrier, turned off Wifi, removed the SIM card and left it like this for a month?...a year?. No connection. Nothing.
Would the apps suddenly stop working after so many days (or perhaps launches)?. Would I one day be prompted by an alert telling me that an internet connection was needed so that a fresh batch of ads could be loaded?. Would the apps just suddenly cease to function one day (or become limited in functionality)?.
I love my phone, am very satisfied with my carrier and have no plans to ditch my connection and I don't mind the ads at all (we all have to eat and pay bills). Also, no tinfoil hat here. Just curious and nothing else
Does anyone know exactly how this works?.
-Thanks, BJ
