I would like to use Push Notifications for my iOS app. What is the best resource that shows on how to implement this service? Also whats tools are available so I could try a simple Push Notification.
I'd recommend Urban Airship because it is free for a certain amount of Push Notifications, and they provide a guide on getting it setup.
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I want to integrate the newsstand feature in my application.
I had done some searching and i found this and this
But in both of this I need Urban Airship for push notification
And i got this link too here
But i am not able to get airship library.please help me
Sign up for a Basic Plan and you can get the SDK (it's free for the first 1M messages/mo).
https://go.urbanairship.com/accounts/register/
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How to use get push notfication from urban air ship
how to implement in your project , read this
if you want to libraries, use this
Urban Airship is the organization that provide the services for the Push Notifications.
To get the services you will be required to subscribe to the services which in this case are paid.
You can check out the different plans here: Pricing for Urban Airship services.
Also please check for the solutions before posting.
I need to know if its possible to make push notifications without use the APNS.
And if it can be done, what are the best options?
Web server ->pushNotification-> Device
What about the VoIP apps? --> Can we push notification without using APNs?
Thanks.
No, there is no way to use Push notification without APNS. This is restriction from Apple and is documented here
No you can not push notification to a device without using Apple's push notification service.
It is not possible to display push notifications for your application in the same way that the built in push notifications appear without using the Apple Push Notification Service.
You may be able to set up some kind of web socket-based solution, but that will not work when your app is in the background, thus defeating the point.
Check out Urban Airship
Push Composer makes sending Push Notifications simple for anyone in your organization. By putting the power of engagement into the hands of your business team, you can empower them to reach your customers quickly without adding strain on your engineering team. And because you can preview your message as you write it, you’ll know exactly how your users will see and engage with your message.
Is it possible to broadcast push notifications without services like Urban Airship?
Thanks.
Certainly, but you need to implement the entire infrastructure on your own.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008194-CH1-SW1
Edit: You're emphasizing "broadcast" in your question. Urban Airship doesn't do anything special, other than tracking every single device token that has been registered in the lifetime of the application, as well as tracking those tokens which Apple has told it to turn off. The broadcast feature is just them utilizing all that data to send a batch of pushes.
It's all doable on your own, but it's a lot of work. This is why services like Urban Airship exist.
It's easy to set up the backend using this and Rails.
I m trying to implement Push Notifications in Iphone SDK 4.0.I have done up to the point of generating Token for device.I don't know how to proceed further.I need example to test Push Notification.
Thanks
No easy answer for this, but you might want to start with the programming guide (link below). Be aware that you'll also need a server to generate the push notifications - you could enlist a 3rd party service for this - like Urban Airship
http://urbanairship.com/products/push/
Notification Programming Guide from Apple:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/Introduction/Introduction.html
Good luck. Andrew
If you want an open source alternative you have one in PHP:
PHP Apple Push Notification Provider
http://code.google.com/p/php-apns/
I'm looking for a way to get real time notification from a server in an iPhone App. I don't want to use Apple Push Notification as I have many notifications. My web service is coded in PHP, and I haven't figured out an easy way to implement this functionnality. Any idea what should I do?
Thx a lot for your help!
EDIT : I'm looking for a way to get notification only when the app is launched (otherwise, the only option IS Apple Push not.).
If the app is running you can open an http connection from the app to the server and have the server hold it open, pushing data through it when you want. This is basically how COMET works.
This will only work while your app is running. If you need the notification to happen even if the user has closed the app then Apple Push Notifications are your only option.
You must use Apple Push Notification for achieving push notifications cycle on Apple's mobile devices.