From 02bc1382b2f35c57c0e98a975d498b8f6b553cb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Withnall Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:22:15 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] gnetworkmonitor: Expand guidelines for metered data use Clarify how much is too much. Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall --- gio/gnetworkmonitor.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c b/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c index 187603a6b..37f2faa6d 100644 --- a/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c +++ b/gio/gnetworkmonitor.c @@ -372,14 +372,18 @@ g_network_monitor_default_init (GNetworkMonitorInterface *iface) /** * GNetworkMonitor:network-metered: * - * Whether the network is considered metered. That is, whether the + * Whether the network is considered metered. + * + * That is, whether the * system has traffic flowing through the default connection that is * subject to limitations set by service providers. For example, traffic * might be billed by the amount of data transmitted, or there might be a * quota on the amount of traffic per month. This is typical with tethered * connections (3G and 4G) and in such situations, bandwidth intensive * applications may wish to avoid network activity where possible if it will - * cost the user money or use up their limited quota. + * cost the user money or use up their limited quota. Anything more than a + * few hundreds of kilobytes of data usage per hour should be avoided without + * asking permission from the user. * * If more information is required about specific devices then the * system network management API should be used instead (for example,