iOS scrolling notification

[chhoda]

hi all,

in iOS 5 I see a scrolling stock picker .
is it programmable ? means local notification can generate that kind of scrolling for my application and display my application specific stuffs ? if yes are there any docs / examples ?

regards
ch

 

[robbieduncan]

If you mean the one on the notifications pull down then no: there is no way to interact with it at all.

 

[PriapusZA]

If you mean the one on the notifications pull down then no: there is no way to interact with it at all.

Do you mean that 3rd party apps can't use it - or that we can't change what it displays?

 

[jnoxx]

Do you mean that 3rd party apps can't use it - or that we can't change what it displays?

Both 🙂

 

[PriapusZA]

Right.

Then how does Twitter get their...never mind - Apple integrated Twitter and FB into iOS 5 heavily. (I Assume this is why? )

 

[robbieduncan]

Right.

Then how does Twitter get their...never mind - Apple integrated Twitter and FB into iOS 5 heavily. (I Assume this is why? )

Twitter have no access to the left scrolling stock feed either. All twitter can do is have static, no scrolling notifications appear there as can any other app: all you get is a list of the text in the notifications. You can easily have the same: if the user chooses to have notifications from your app on the notification centre they will be there (local or remote, makes no difference). But they will not scroll or do anything interesting like that.

 

[PriapusZA]

Do you mean like the stocks and weather info?

 

[dejo]

Apple integrated Twitter and FB into iOS 5 heavily.

Twitter, yes. Facebook, no.

 

[PriapusZA]

Oh okay I thought both were.

So, I could make an app that would push notification to the bar - but not be able to make it active / scroll like the stocks and notifications, do, correct?

 

[robbieduncan]

Oh okay I thought both were.

So, I could make an app that would push notification to the bar - but not be able to make it active / scroll like the stocks and notifications, do, correct?

What notifications? No notifications scroll/move on their own. All notifications just sit in lists grouped by application that the user can scroll up and down (the whole screen).

 

[PriapusZA]

I think I am getting confused here some what.

😕

*Backs away*

As you were.

 

[robbieduncan]

I think I am getting confused here some what.

😕

*Backs away*

As you were.

Indeed. I think there is confusion between notifications and the stocks/weather widgets that can be configured to appear on the notifications pull down but are not notifications, have nothing to do with the notifications system, cannot be altered or impacted by notifications and which there is no way for any third party app to duplicate or communicate with

 

[PhoneyDeveloper]

@Tander, if you google UILocalNotification you can find some example apps or tutorials that show how to use this feature. Why not play with one of them and see how it works?