Re: [aerogear-dev] Push!

I was thinking about this same topic last week :-) I wonder if we can "port" a PHP or Node.js option over to Java. http://www.easyapns.com/ I spent a couple of hours trying to get a Cordova app + Urban Airship working last week but run into a problem. I need to revisit it this week. On Sep 17, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Glen Daniels wrote: > > Hey team, > > So thinking a bit about the Android roadmap, and realizing that for > either the Android or the iOS libs to work well (i.e. without killing > the batteries of end-users' phones), we're going to need to do push > integration. > > A quick recap - if we want to know when data on the backend has been > updated without a manual "refresh" button, we either have to 1) poll > (which sucks, uses network resources, and doesn't work in the background > on iOS devices) or 2) use push (for which there are specific APIs for > Android and iOS, and there are also "higher level" push service > providers such as Urban Airship). > > Yes, polling can be used as a fallback, but for any serious application > that needs live or background updates, push is the only way to go. Yes, > this means another coupling point to "our" server (or at least > contract-compatible servers). > > Just wanting to make sure that this is on everyone's radar. > > Thoughts/comments? > > --Glen > _______________________________________________ > aerogear-dev mailing list > aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev _______________________________________________ aerogear-dev mailing list aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev