iOS Itegrate third party chat server into app

[waqar40]

Is it possible to integrate third party chat server, i.e jabber, into my iphone app?

I want to develop a chat application. I am looking for a solution if i can integrate a third party chat server.

 

[big.mama]

I dont know but I think about this

 

[Reason077]

Is it possible to integrate third party chat server, i.e jabber, into my iphone app?

I want to develop a chat application. I am looking for a solution if i can integrate a third party chat server.

Hmm, so you want to put a chat server in your iPhone app? It's certainly possible, and might make sense for very ad-hoc chats over bonjour, bluetooth, etc.

Unless you jailbreak the device, however, the server will not be able to run in the background (there are some tricks you can use to work around this, but it won't be reliable) - so after the user quits the chat app, the server will be gone.

Most of the time it's better to keep your servers in the cloud, where they belong.