Apple Turns on Push Notification Services for Developer Testing

[MacRumors]

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.

Article Link: Apple Turns on Push Notification Services for Developer Testing

[wrldwzrd89]

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...

[JP M.]

The time has come!

[instaxgirl]

I find the icon kind of creepy. Otherwise,

[stevejobbers]

Originally Posted by instaxgirl

I find the icon kind of creepy. Otherwise,

Who Watches the Watchmen?

[harry20larry]

his puffy cheeks are so cute!...
anyways
can anybody up the quick guided tour to youtube?

[AAPLaday]

Originally Posted by stevejobbers

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Your quite The Comedian

[Stewie86]

Originally Posted by stevejobbers

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Haha, that's exactly what I thought. The "1" is the blood stain. lol

[CharBroiled20s]

Originally Posted by stevejobbers

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Dr. Manhattan & his hefty blue swinging.......ahem... would someone get that guy a bathing suit!



I'm so geek'd over all the new features & speculations!
Push Notifications
MMS
Landscape everything
Copy/Paste
Global Search
H2DP
Turn-By-Turn Navi

A new iPhone with:
a better camera (perhaps 2 cams, one forward facing?)
a magnetometer
video recording
802.11n
native tethering support
a processor speed bump
better battery life!

Did I forget anything?!

I'm greedy & impatient.... Is it July yet?

[neil1980]

about time

[Mac-Addict]

Ahh only nearly a year late.

[Goona]

Originally Posted by Mac-Addict

Ahh only nearly a year late.

So what?

[hhaeschen]

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...

[Aqueus]

bring it on.. oh wait.. don't have an iphone yet.. mdr

[Prenvo]

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

[Breckenridge]

Hopefully Apple fixed battery issues. Although I like email push, I don't want to run out of battery midday and risk not receiving simple phone calls.

[joeshell383]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auMrN_d_kTo

I hope that Skype will be able to make use of this. Although it will be strange to receive a notification for an incoming call, hit answer, and be redirected to a screen that says "You can only answer calls while connected to Wi-Fi".

[Goona]

Originally Posted by joeshell383

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auMrN_d_kTo

I hope that Skype will be able to make use of this. Although it will be strange to receive a notification for an incoming call, hit answer, and be redirected to a screen that says "You can only answer calls while connected to Wi-Fi".

Maybe you can only receive calls on Skype on wifi.

[twoodcc]

great news! glad that this is finally getting started

[JayMan8081]

Apple keeps making the iPhone platform more and more attractive as they open up more features in the SDK. I'm looking forward to seeing what the developers can come up with!

[iPhoneNYC]

Cool - Push will help alot of apps. I also vote with the person who finds the logo creepy!

[Stella]

The iPhone 'push' technology is a poor substitute for background applications. If Apple offered both Push and background apps, that would be great.

Additionally, isn't the iPhone Push technology soley dependent on Apple? If Apple choses to pull the plug / or choose to do maintenance, thats it - no more Push?

I run multiple background apps on my phone / multi-task - having several apps running at once ( i.e, IM, web browser, e-mail etc ) . Having the background apps running all the time, to be honest, doesn't affect battery life that much.. I'll lose a few hours. Instead of recharging the phone every 3 days, I'll have to recharge it every 2.5 days.

Apple are making excuses and a bit song and dance IMO.

I can only assume there's still technical reasons above 'battery life' for why Apple won't allow background apps. This wouldn't be the first time: initially Apple wouldn't allow users to install native applications - but would only offer crappy online widgets. The 'mobile OSX' just wasn't mature enough.

[jnguyen4]

Originally Posted by Stella

The iPhone 'push' technology is a poor substitute for background applications. If Apple offered both Push and background apps, that would be great.

Additionally, isn't the iPhone Push technology soley dependent on Apple? If Apple choses to pull the plug / or choose to do maintenance, thats it - no more Push?

I run multiple background apps on my phone / multi-task - having several apps running at once ( i.e, IM, web browser, e-mail etc ) . Having the background apps running all the time, to be honest, doesn't affect battery life that much.. I'll lose a few hours. Instead of recharging the phone every 3 days, I'll have to recharge it every 2.5 days.

Apple are making excuses and a bit song and dance IMO.

I can only assume there's still technical reasons above 'battery life' for why Apple won't allow background apps. This wouldn't be the first time: initially Apple wouldn't allow users to install native applications - but would only offer crappy online widgets. The 'mobile OSX' just wasn't mature enough.

right... ever 3 days?? what phone is that?? i doubt it.

[Stella]

Originally Posted by jnguyen4

right... ever 3 days?? what phone is that?? i doubt it.

Smartphones:
Blackberrys ( certain models ) can manage 3 days
Some Nokia E-Series can manage 3 days
My old SE P900 could manage easily 3 days

I hope your not trying to say because the iPhone can't manage 3 days then no other (smart)phone can't.

[jbrandonf]

Originally Posted by Stella

Smartphones:
Blackberrys ( certain models ) can manage 3 days
Some Nokia E-Series can manage 3 days
My old SE P900 could manage easily 3 days

I hope your not trying to say because the iPhone can't manage 3 days then no other (smart)phone can't.

I really hope there are smartphones out there that can manage 3 days, but what 3G smartphones out there can run for three days with all those programs running in the background like the OP described? It sounded like quite the exaggeration.