I need my app to set the alarm. how can it be done without using Local Notifications as it will not work in IOS 3.0 . Please help..
Thanks in advance.
You can't. Apps pre-multiasking had to be running in the foreground all the time in order to achieve something like this.
If you have a server, then you can implement it through Apple's Push Notifications. Set the alarm by storing an entry in the server, and when it rings, have the server send the push notification. Otherwise you cannot do this without jailbreaking the phone.
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is there any option in iphone so that i can start my application automatically within a predefined time interval ? For example like alarm application but we don't want our application to run in the background. thanks in advance.
There is not option like this. The best you can implement is local notification which is displayed to the user and then application can be launch via the notification.
Check out About Local Notifications and Push Notifications to know how it works and eventually implement it
No. There is no way to start your application automatically.
You can give user option to start your application using Local notification though it does not guarantee your application would be started because if user ignores local notification than your application will not launched.
There is no officially supported way to do this.
I have an idea for a unique alarm application on the iPhone. But at the moment the only way I can see of initiating the alarm is by leaving the app running all night getting it to poll for the current time. Is there anyway to make an app "wake up" or initiate at a certain time. I know I can use push or local notifications but they require user input before loading my app. Thinking about it I could leave my app on all night, but literally doing nothing (saving battery if not being charged) and then subscribe to a local notification for the alarm itself.
Alternatively, can I make the iPhone run my app when an alarm sounds so I don't have to deal with alarm settings at all?
No, your only option is to use either Local or Push notifications.
I think using event kit framework add event in default iPhone calender.
I want a timer to keep executing in background even when the application is not active. And depending upon some conditions I want to fire a local push notification. How can I achieve this?
Thanks
Pankaj
it seems that is not possible.
first, you register the local push notification and its fire date when your app is active and you can not do it when your app is not active.
second, when you register a local push notification the iphone os is in charge to fire it and not your app.
third, background activity is permitted only for 3 things - music, VOP and navigation, thats all.
if you can explain exactly what you want to achieve we might try to help you in other ways.
hope it will help
shani
I was wondering if it was possible to have an "alarm" style app that would run at a certain time? Would the application have to be run and then left open?
I know with multi-tasking on the iPhone 4 a user could open the app and run it in the background. If my original question isn't possible, is it possible to bring an app running in the background back into the foreground after a certain time?
Thank you very much for your help.
Have a look at the new 4.0 feature called Local Notifications. Local and Push Notification Programming Guide
You can use EventKit to put certain alarms. It is however not possible to schedule to launch of your app. You can not bring your app forward like you suggest. You could however send a push notification. The link suggested by Jessedc gives a lot of in-depth information about the use of this.
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.