clarify wording on the iOS section about `counts_only_type`

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Sorunome 2 years ago
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@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ musn't be encrypted. That means that clients which rely on that can't use this k
Sadly iOS is pretty limiting concerning push notifications. While modifying the content of a push frame,
and thus e2ee push notifications, is possible on iOS, these modified push frames *have* to result in
a user-visible notification banner. This limitation becomes a problem when only the `counts` dictionary
is updated, so e.g. when a message is being read. For this, the `counts_only_type` setting has been,
so that the push gateway can do additional logic, based on if the notification frame is such a silent
update.
is updated, so e.g. when a message is being read. For this, the `counts_only_type` setting has been
to this proposal, so that the push gateway can do additional logic, based on if the notification frame
is such a silent update.
If the `counts_only_type` is set to `boolean` then the push gateway could send the encrypted push payload
as an APNS background message to the device. This isn't that reliable, sadly, but might be good enough

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