Could a twitter app utilise PUSH?

bentley · Aug 20, 2008, 12:10 PM

I don't know the detail of Apple's PUSH API (only know it's been left out of recent developer builds).

However twitter has recently ceased it's UK SMS service and considering that's how I heavilly relied on communication with my girlfriend in the US it's come as quite a blow.

Could a twitter app potentially utilise PUSH so that there's for example a 1 new message (like what appears on the Mail and SMS icons) which would solve all my headaches?

Is this what possibilities PUSH holds?

jaseone · Aug 20, 2008, 12:17 PM

Twitter themselves could make use of Apple's push API directly in place of SMS alerts or if a third party wanted to then they would have to have their own server architecture setup to connect to Twitter through their API, monitor for any tweets that need pushing and then push it out to you, meaning you would have to register with a third party service.

A lot of people are assuming this push service is going to automagically work and eliminate the need for third party servers but that is an incorrect assumption except if a service you are already a member of such as AIM or Twitter plan on implementing the push themselves.

sgibson · Aug 21, 2008, 02:08 PM

Twinkle are most likely to be the first with a push Twitter app as they already run their own server as they run the Twinkle service side by side with Twitter. It's confusing, but it works. They have already said they are chomping at the bit to get push working.

kwjohns · Aug 21, 2008, 02:41 PM

I probably won't use push with twitter or my phone will be beeping at me all day.

jaseone · Aug 21, 2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwjohns

I probably won't use push with twitter or my phone will be beeping at me all day.

I agree push for twitter would only make sense for things like notification of direct messages or maybe @ replies as well.

matthewlesh · May 2, 2009, 11:37 AM

Couldn't help myself but brining back this topic.

I'm currently working on an app for just that.. see http://iphone.itweetreply.com

jmann · May 2, 2009, 11:46 AM

I think push would be great for Twitter, It would keep my inbox uncluttered, if that was an option.

nfl46 · May 2, 2009, 01:30 PM

Maybe if someone sends your a private message, then PUSH would be great, but if they send a reminder everytime someone updates their status, then

. lol.

matthewlesh · May 3, 2009, 08:00 AM

Yeah, the idea would be to send a notification every time somebody @replies you or direct messages you..

see http://iphone.itweetreply.com

Niiro13 · May 3, 2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentley

I don't know the detail of Apple's PUSH API (only know it's been left out of recent developer builds).

However twitter has recently ceased it's UK SMS service and considering that's how I heavilly relied on communication with my girlfriend in the US it's come as quite a blow.

Could a twitter app potentially utilise PUSH so that there's for example a 1 new message (like what appears on the Mail and SMS icons) which would solve all my headaches?

Is this what possibilities PUSH holds?

Yes it can. Either Twitter themselves have to add push in their twitter application or if you want to use another twitter application, the developers for that application have to set up their own server to do the pushing.

BergerFan · May 4, 2009, 06:02 AM

TwitterFon Pro will have push notifications, as I'm sure Tweetie will also, almost as soon as 3.0 is released to the general public.

AtomicSquirrel · May 5, 2009, 09:00 PM

After 3.0 comes out, if TwitterFon doesn't support Push I will certainly buy something that does!

siddif · Jun 21, 2009, 09:59 AM

I would prefer bulk push notification eg check every 10/15/30 mins set by the user and just display the badge with an optional sound. i Know nothing about making apps but i set my AOL mail to do this on the hour pre 3.0 so it should be able to be done post 3.0 to most capable developers.

I was actually surprised at the lack of push support at launch as many people had been pre-empting this for 2.0

I hope to see more 3.0 features before the end of the summer =)

MigsVuitton · Jun 21, 2009, 10:08 AM

Check Twitter in 10 minutes and your bound to have tweets. Push would only be effective if they allowed you to customize what is being pushed. As others have mentioned, DMs and @replies would be wonderful. If that were the case, who needs SMS and MMS? You can do all that sh@t via Twitter. Unless of course it's private.

I totally would use DM more with push.

MacToddB · Jun 21, 2009, 10:17 AM

On a related note, check out TweetBeep.com.

It's like Google Alerts but for Twitter. Be notified when someone tweets a word or phrase you set.

I have no relationship with them, other than as a happy customer (though it's free, plus they have a premium service which I haven't needed).

wingnut8 · Jun 22, 2009, 03:16 AM

It would be nice to be able to choose who I want to receive push updates from instead of getting SMS updates from the few people that I do.

rich2000 · Aug 5, 2009, 06:26 AM

I have a working one, now in the App Store for $0.99
http://www.tweetings.net/iphone

I've already submitted the next version to Apple which has sound notifications as well as badge and it has loads more stuff like search, trends, etc

Aug 20, 2008, 12:10 PM	#1
bentley macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2005	Could a twitter app utilise PUSH? I don't know the detail of Apple's PUSH API (only know it's been left out of recent developer builds). However twitter has recently ceased it's UK SMS service and considering that's how I heavilly relied on communication with my girlfriend in the US it's come as quite a blow. Could a twitter app potentially utilise PUSH so that there's for example a 1 new message (like what appears on the Mail and SMS icons) which would solve all my headaches? Is this what possibilities PUSH holds?

Aug 20, 2008, 12:17 PM	#2
jaseone macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, USA	Twitter themselves could make use of Apple's push API directly in place of SMS alerts or if a third party wanted to then they would have to have their own server architecture setup to connect to Twitter through their API, monitor for any tweets that need pushing and then push it out to you, meaning you would have to register with a third party service. A lot of people are assuming this push service is going to automagically work and eliminate the need for third party servers but that is an incorrect assumption except if a service you are already a member of such as AIM or Twitter plan on implementing the push themselves. __________________ Jason Bainbridge flickr \| Blog \| Twitter

Aug 21, 2008, 02:08 PM	#3
sgibson macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	Twinkle are most likely to be the first with a push Twitter app as they already run their own server as they run the Twinkle service side by side with Twitter. It's confusing, but it works. They have already said they are chomping at the bit to get push working. __________________ MacBook Pro 2.53 4Gb 320Gb MacMini 2.0GHz 4Gb 1Tb iPhone 3GS White \| TV 160Gb \| iPod 80Gb \| G2 Shuffle 1Gb \| G1 Shuffle 1Gb

May 2, 2009, 11:37 AM	#6
matthewlesh macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	Couldn't help myself but brining back this topic. I'm currently working on an app for just that.. see http://iphone.itweetreply.com __________________ http://www.matthewlesh.com / http://www.unlimitednethosting.com iPhone 3G / MacBook Pro 2.4GHZ / iPod Classic 80GB / iPod Shuffle 1GB Twitter

May 2, 2009, 11:46 AM	#7
jmann Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: stuffing my face	I think push would be great for Twitter, It would keep my inbox uncluttered, if that was an option. __________________ DFU Mode - Recovery Mode

Aug 21, 2008, 02:41 PM	#4
kwjohns macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	I probably won't use push with twitter or my phone will be beeping at me all day.

May 2, 2009, 01:30 PM	#8
nfl46 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008	Maybe if someone sends your a private message, then PUSH would be great, but if they send a reminder everytime someone updates their status, then . lol.

May 3, 2009, 08:00 AM	#9
matthewlesh macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	Yeah, the idea would be to send a notification every time somebody @replies you or direct messages you.. see http://iphone.itweetreply.com __________________ http://www.matthewlesh.com / http://www.unlimitednethosting.com iPhone 3G / MacBook Pro 2.4GHZ / iPod Classic 80GB / iPod Shuffle 1GB Twitter

May 4, 2009, 06:02 AM	#11
BergerFan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London, UK.	TwitterFon Pro will have push notifications, as I'm sure Tweetie will also, almost as soon as 3.0 is released to the general public. __________________ *'Gregz0r' at TouchArcade & Twitter.* 32GB Black iPhone 3GS

May 5, 2009, 09:00 PM	#12
AtomicSquirrel macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	After 3.0 comes out, if TwitterFon doesn't support Push I will certainly buy something that does!

Jun 21, 2009, 09:59 AM	#13
siddif macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N. Ireland	I would prefer bulk push notification eg check every 10/15/30 mins set by the user and just display the badge with an optional sound. i Know nothing about making apps but i set my AOL mail to do this on the hour pre 3.0 so it should be able to be done post 3.0 to most capable developers. I was actually surprised at the lack of push support at launch as many people had been pre-empting this for 2.0 I hope to see more 3.0 features before the end of the summer =)

Jun 21, 2009, 10:08 AM	#14
MigsVuitton macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego	Check Twitter in 10 minutes and your bound to have tweets. Push would only be effective if they allowed you to customize what is being pushed. As others have mentioned, DMs and @replies would be wonderful. If that were the case, who needs SMS and MMS? You can do all that sh@t via Twitter. Unless of course it's private. I totally would use DM more with push. __________________ www.migsvuitton.com/blog

Jun 21, 2009, 10:17 AM	#15
MacToddB macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2007	On a related note, check out TweetBeep.com. It's like Google Alerts but for Twitter. Be notified when someone tweets a word or phrase you set. I have no relationship with them, other than as a happy customer (though it's free, plus they have a premium service which I haven't needed). __________________ 100sounds.com LOOP & DELAY 100's of sounds + 100's of RINGTONES! NEW: AutoRingtone Unlimited Custom TEXT-TO-SPEECH Caller ID Ringtones in 20+ Voices!

Jun 22, 2009, 03:16 AM	#16
wingnut8 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	It would be nice to be able to choose who I want to receive push updates from instead of getting SMS updates from the few people that I do. __________________ 13" MacBook Pro 2.26\|250GB HD\| 17" MacBook Pro 2.4\|250GB HD\| 32GB iPhone 3G S⃣ (White) 16GB 1G Touch\|120GB Classic

Aug 5, 2009, 06:26 AM	#17
rich2000 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	I have a working one, now in the App Store for $0.99 http://www.tweetings.net/iphone I've already submitted the next version to Apple which has sound notifications as well as badge and it has loads more stuff like search, trends, etc

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