23
Sep
Posted on 2009 under Tip and Tricks, Web Apps, iPhone Apps |
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Google has added Push Notification for Gmail users with iPhones and iPod Touches. This happens through GoogleSync service which used to earlier support contacts and calendar:
Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on connection means that your inbox is up to date, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Sync works with your phone’s native email application so there’s no additional software needed. Only interested in syncing your Gmail, but not your Calendar? Google Sync allows you to sync just your Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three.
To try Google Sync, visit m.google.com/sync from your iPhone. Please note that new configuration options will allow users to choose whether or not to sync Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three.
[via - Google]
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Gmail
25
Jul
Posted on 2009 under AppStore, Free Apps, iPhone Apps |
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Yahoo updated its instant messenger application to version 1.21 and can now push an instant message alert and notification to you when the Messenger application is closed, so long as you’re logged in. Yahoo Messenger [Free, App Store] will also list the number of missed messages you’ve accumulated in the badge overlaying the icon on your springboard.
New Features:
New message alerts ?(push notifications)
We’ve taken advantage of Apple’s 3.0 push notifications platform to enable new message notifications. Now, you will be notified when a new IM comes to your iPhone, even if the Yahoo! Messenger app is closed (or your phone is asleep).
Stay online for up to 2 weeks
The Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone app will keep you signed in and visible to your Yahoo! Messenger friends for up to two weeks. When the app is closed on your phone, your status will show you as online but in an Idle state. Friends can IM you and when they do, you’ll receive a new message notification as described above.
[Image Screenshot: CNET]
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Yahoo! Messenger,
Push Notification,
Push
14
Jul
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions, Software Fixes |
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Push might not be an easy option if you are on Jailbroken iPhone. But you still have backgrounder which allows multiple apps to run at the same time. This stuff would any day beat Push Notification. More over Apple seems to be blocking Push on Jailbroken iPhones. 148apps posted this info from a developer in the Czech Republic which states:
When the Push based application such as NotifyMe requests an ID from APNS, the server responds within a second and identifies the device with the unique token. From that point, the connection between APNS and user’s device is successfully established,” said Pavel Serbajlo, PoweryBase’s lead developer. “However, on a unofficially activated device, APNS keeps the application wait forever and does not provide any respond at all, keeping user wait infinitely or time out the connection, if the target application is capable of timing out.
[via - 148apps]
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Push Notification
13
Jul
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions, Software Fixes |
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If you are a heavy Push user, you might have missed a few push messages. This is because Apple dint really plan for a situation when more than one push hits your iPhone. Usually the last push shows up and the previous push messages that came along with the last messages is lost. TechCrunch’s MG Siegler shares his experience as well “if you have a lot of push messages coming in, I’m finding that you either have to pull out your phone every couple minutes, or risk still missing notifications that you probably want to see.”
Notification message indicators are not built for heavy use. If you have multiple push messages coming in to you phone, only the latest one will be shown on the screen. And even when you unlock your phone, it’s hard to tell which push messages have come in. Though you can set a badge on app icons to let you know there is a message, if it was overridden by another message, you are forced to open the app to figure out what it was.
[via - TechCrunch]
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Push,
Push Notification
3
Jul
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions |
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A few days back I asked this very questions ‘Is Push Notification Draining Your iPhone Battery?‘. Immediately after 3.0 launch, I started experimenting with Push Notification on AP Mobile and Hey Where Are You apps. Both seem to drain my battery at a much faster rate. Then I turned off Push for few days and found that battery life was almost the same as it was when I was on 2.2.1 firmware.
And yesterday, I turned on Push again, cos I was experimenting with AIM and eBuddy apps. Again, my battery started draining out at atleast 20% faster pace than usual.
I have given up. No more Push. I am happy with my previous world. I still hope Apple might turn on the multi-tasking. AT LEAST 3 SIMULTANEOUS APPS WILL DO… Apple, are you listening???
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Push Notification,
Push sucks
23
Jun
Posted on 2009 under AppStore, Free Apps, MustHaveApp, Paid Apps, iPhone Apps |
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Awesome, you can now get all your IM messages even if your iPhone AIM is not active. Thanks to Push Notification, you can get instant AIM messages just like any other message ping on iPhone. And the best thing is that Push works with both the free [App Store link] and paid version [App Store link] of the app. The $2.99 paid version removes all advertising. TechCrunch has a detailed post on this AIM Push feature as well:
Instant messaging apps are perhaps the perfect use for Push Notification, which allows you to use such services without requiring that they be open at all time. In our test of the pre-release beta version of the AIM app with Push, the messages were sent almost instantaneously. In testing it out right now, it looks to be just as fast.
But Push doesn’t resolve the lack of iPhone background support for all apps. We sitll need background apps feature, Apple. Are you Listening???
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Push,
Push Notification,
AIM
23
Jun
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions |
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I am not too sure about this, but post iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade, my battery seems to be draining out a bit too quickly. Is it because of Push Notification feature? I have AP Mobile and Hey Where Are You apps that are using Push Notification feature. Last evening I switched off Push Notification, my battery seems to have improved a bit. Not too sure if this happened due to turning off the Push Notification feature.
Is anyone else facing battery problem after upgrading to 3.0 OS?
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Push Notification,
Battery
20
Jun
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions, Tip and Tricks |
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Apple released a new support document detailing the basics of Apple’s Push Notification Service in iPhone OS 3.0. If you are not able to find Push Notification option in your iPhone Settings, it means that you havent downloaded any app that has push notification feature. You can download AP Mobile app to test this feature. Its pretty sleek.
According to Apple’s support document:
- If you don’t have an option for Notifications in the Settings menu, then you don’t have an app installed that supports notifications.
- An app needs to be used at least once before it will receive any notifications.
- The iPod Touch can receive notifications any time when the screen is on and Wi-Fi is connected. If the screen is asleep the iPod Touch will check every 15 minutes for a notification.
- You can disable notifications for an app in the Settings menu
- If you restore a backup to your iPhone or iPod Touch you’ll need to use an app at least once to get notifications again.
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AP Mobile,
Push Notification
21
May
Posted on 2009 under Firmware Versions |
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iPhone 3.0 Push notification system will surely work with the present iPhone 3G and 1st Gen iPhones. Since this is an OS update, once we update iPhone OS to 3.0, this Push Notification feature would get activated. Push Notification offers 3rd Party Applications the ability to push notifications to the user even when they are not the running application.
Each application in your iPhone will ask for permission to provide push notifications upon launch. Once authorized, you can customize the type of notifications you wish to receive: sounds, alerts, and/or badges. Alerts provide an SMS-like pop up dialog while badges simply add a number to the corner of the app’s icon.
Last week Apple has sent emailers to registered developers with the following message – As a developer actively working with iPhone OS 3.0 beta, we would like your help in testing the Apple Push Notification service. We have selected a pre-release version of the Associated Press app for iPhone OS 3.0 to create a high-volume test environment for our servers.
Check these screenshots that I picked up from Engadget.
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