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Workaround for users: Enable airplane mode and disable WiFi, or block facebook domains

Workaround for developers: Go to Facebook Developer page > Analytics and disable automatic Events.[0] Apparently this doesn't solve the issue for everyone.

Issue in Facebook's tracker: https://developers.facebook.com/status/issues/17391881029111...

[0] https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk/issues/1427#iss...

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Better workaround for everyone: Delete the Facebook SDK from your app and start caring about your users' privacy (and app stability).

That's not a workaround, that's final solution

Thank you now I can listen to cached Spotify playlists!

Do you know which domains one would need to block?

    facebook.com
    fbcdn.com
    fbcdn.net
    fbsbx.com
    fb.com
    instagram.com

WhatsApp can work without these, but maybe a smaller subset would suffice. NextDNS[0] for iOS can be used for the blocking.

[0] https://nextdns.io/

Excellent, I was looking for this, thank you! Spotify launched on my iPhone immediately after I added these domains to my NextDNS denylist.

What if I want to keep using Messages app (I know I know, but I can’t avoid it)

connect.facebook.net graph.faceboom.com sdk.facebook.com

This repo has four lists that are look extensive but not sure if it's perfect.

https://github.com/confirmedcode/lockdown-ios/blob/master/Lo...

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