faq: add common answers for android modes

Change-Id: Idda8a419bd352b6655a485e8a5033c44a3b2b8ba

developer/file-transfer.md

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ incorrect)
 Future
 ------
 
-For now, if a file transfer fails when ongoing, the sender can't resume
+For now, if a file transfer fails when ongoing, the sender can not resume
 the transfer and must relaunch the whole transfer. In the future, there
 will be a retry button for resuming the transfer.
 

developer/swarm.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ A *swarm* is a group able to discuss without any central authority in a resilien
 So, the *swarm* is defined by:
 1. Ability to split and merge following the connectivity.
 2. Syncing of the history. Anyone must be able to send a message to the whole group.
-3. No central authority. Can't rely on any server.
+3. No central authority. Can not rely on any server.
 4. Non-repudiation. Devices must be able to verify old messages' validity and to replay the whole history.
 5. PFS on the transport. Storage is managed by the device.
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Note2: If a fetch is too big, it's not done (**TODO**)
 
 *Alice, Bob, Carla, Denys are in a swarm. Alice bans Denys*
 
-This is one of the most difficult scenarios in our context. Without central authority we can't trust:
+This is one of the most difficult scenarios in our context. Without central authority we can not trust:
 
 1. Timestamps of generated commits
 2. Conflicts with banned devices. If multiple admin devices are present and if Alice can speak with Bob but not Denys and Carla; Carla can speak with Denys; Denys bans Alice, Alice bans Denys, what will be the state when the 4 members will merge the conversations.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Similar systems (with distributed group systems) are not so much, but these are
 + [mpOTR doesn't define how to ban someone](https://www.cypherpunks.ca/~iang/pubs/mpotr.pdf)
 + Signal, without any central server for group chat (EDIT: they recently change that point), doesn't give the ability to ban someone from a group.
 
-This voting system needs a human action to ban someone or must be based on the CRLs info from the repository (because we can't trust external CRLs)
+This voting system needs a human action to ban someone or must be based on the CRLs info from the repository (because we can not trust external CRLs)
 
 ### Remove a device from a conversation
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Note: Alice MUST be admins to vote
 
 ## How to specify a mode
 
-Modes can't be changed through time. Or it's another conversation. So, this data is stored in the initial commit message.
+Modes can not be changed through time. Or it's another conversation. So, this data is stored in the initial commit message.
 The commit message will be the following:
 
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Each conversation will be a git repository. This choice is motivated by:
 
 #### Limits
 
-History can't be deleted. To delete a conversation, the device has to leave the conversation and create another one.
+History can not be deleted. To delete a conversation, the device has to leave the conversation and create another one.
 
 However, non-permanent messages (like messages readable only for some minutes) can be sent via a  special message via the DRT (like Typing or Read notifications).
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ A certificate for a group that sign user with a flag for a role. Adding or revok
 Group chat can be based on the same work we already have for multi-devices (but here, with a group certificate). Problems to solve:
 
 1. History sync. This needs to move the database from the client into the daemon.
-2. If nobody is connected, the synchronization can't be done, and the person will never see the conversation
+2. If nobody is connected, the synchronization can not be done, and the person will never see the conversation
 
 ### Another dedicated DHT
 

user/bug-report-guide.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ one already.
 - If you can reproduce occasionally, but not after following specific
   steps, please provide additional information about the issue to help
   others understand and try to reproduce it.
-- If you can't reproduce the problem, there may be little chance of it
+- If you can not reproduce the problem, there may be little chance of it
   being reasonably fixable.  If you do report it, please try your best
   to provide as much information/clues about its occurrence as
   possible.

user/faq.rst

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Please see the :doc:`bug-report-guide`.
 What makes Jami different from other communication platforms?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Jami doesn't work like most communication platforms because it is
+Jami does not work like most communication platforms because it is
 *distributed*:
 
 .. image:: ../_static/network-topology.svg
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ There are two ways to back up your account:
 Can I retrieve my username without my keys?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If you used the default name server at ``ns.jami.net``, **you can't**.
+If you used the default name server at ``ns.jami.net``, **you can not**.
 There is no way to prove it's your username without your key.
 
 If you use a different name server, there may be a way to move a
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ For more information about name servers, see
 Can I recover my account if I forget my password?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-No.  There can't be a traditional account recovery process; you are
+No.  There can not be a traditional account recovery process; you are
 the only person with access to your data.  If you are worried about
 forgetting your password, please use a password manager.
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ The default one in Jami is ``bootstrap.jami.net``.
 What is a TURN server?  What is STUN?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-A TURN server is a relay, and is generally used when two peers can't
+A TURN server is a relay, and is generally used when two peers can not
 contact to each other due to some firewall restriction, have NAT
 without any opened port, and no IPv6.
 
@@ -440,6 +440,36 @@ your information to you.  Thus, it is the server that will be active
 on the DHT and will participate in the network, and no longer the
 target device.  Multiple devices can register on the same DHT proxy.
 
+Generally, to transfer data between two peers, there are 3 steps:
+
+1. Exchange candidates (IPs) via the DHT
+2. Negotiate the best p2p channel between the peers
+3. Transfer data on this socket.
+
+The DHT is only used for the first step.
+
+What if I disable the DHT proxy on Android and what about push notifications?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+There is basically 3 modes on how to use the Android application:
+
++ With push notifications (DHT proxy must be enabled). This mode supports
+notifications for Android (via Google/Firebase, and soon Unified Push or Apple/APN).
+This decrease battery usage, by removing the sync needed with the DHT and without
+any socket always alive.
++ Without push notifications but with DHT proxy enabled. This avoids the application
+ synchronizing with other nodes, but "Run in background" MUST be enabled to avoid the
+ operating system killing the application.
++ Without DHT proxy. In this case, "Run in background" MUST be enabled to avoid the operating
+system killing the application. The application will synchronize with the other DHT nodes.
+
+I still have issues with the Android application even if battery optimization is disabled
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Please read https://dontkillmyapp.com for more details.
+If it does not solve your issue, you can open a bug report (ideally with a scenario to help
+us to reproduce and/or logs).
+
 How does the username registration service work?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -523,7 +553,7 @@ mandatory to avoid IP leaking.
 Moreover, even if it's my answer, you can choose to not trust my
 answer and check the code, or use wireshark or other tools.
 Generally, I (and as far as I know most other Jami developers) use the
-first scenario (sometimes the second one), and we surely can't test
+first scenario (sometimes the second one), and we surely can not test
 all the possible networks configurations we would like to, so if you
 discover a bug, please :doc:`open an issue <bug-report-guide>`.
 
@@ -600,7 +630,7 @@ Tor
 
 -  Send a message
 
-Tor basically doesn't supports UDP. This means that you can't use your
+Tor basically does not supports UDP. This means that you can not use your
 DHT node locally, you MUST use a DHTProxy. That proxy will see the Exit
 node.
 
@@ -649,7 +679,7 @@ Note that medias will not work cause it only supports UDP.
 
 So for ufw, we recommend running ``sudo ufw default allow outgoing``.
 
-For now, you can't specify a specific range to configure ports used by
+For now, you can not specify a specific range to configure ports used by
 Jami. The inbound traffic can be controlled without issue, Jami should
 work and can use a TURN server if needed.