Apple Turns on Push Notification Services for Developer Testing
Apple notified developers yesterday that Push notifications have been turned on and that iPhone developers can now start testing their applications with the service.
Start testing your applications using the Apple Push Notification service today. Log in to the iPhone Dev Center and review the Apple Push Notification Programming Guide and Getting Started video
The Push Notification service is Apple's substitute for background processes and was originally planned for a September 2008 release. Apple announced in March that they would finally be delivering the service alongside iPhone 3.0 which is due this summer.This system allows iPhone applications to receive updates while they are not actively running. Apple has claimed that allowing background processes on the current iPhone would sacrifice too much battery power for it to be practical.
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37 months ago
YAY! This is good news for app developers - at least for anyone that could make use of Push Notification Services.
Alas, I can't afford the $99 fee to actually put an app in the App Store, so... :(
Alas, I can't afford the $99 fee to actually put an app in the App Store, so... :(
37 months ago
I'm quite curious about what the developers have to say about it.
I just hope push notifications won't get annoying in practical experience...
I just hope push notifications won't get annoying in practical experience...
37 months ago
I'm glad that it appears that they will get push notification working soon. I'm also glad they waited to "get it right"
37 months ago
Using push notifications is a lot simpler than I had originally thought: I'm expecting a lot of apps to use it as soon as 3.0 apps are available on the App Store.
Thankfully you'll have the option to selectively turn them off (or globally) in the Settings app :)
Thankfully you'll have the option to selectively turn them off (or globally) in the Settings app :)
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