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Thread: Push Notification for WebApps?

Started 1 month, 4 weeks ago by VBMichi
Hi, I've developed a web app for my iPhone 3GS OS 3.1.2 Is it possible to send push notifications to the iPhone? Or smth similar? Maybe change the homescreen icon or smth else? Thanks for ur help! Regards, Michael
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jnic replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
No, web apps do not have push notification functionality, sorry.

VBMichi replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Hi jnic, thanks for ur answer. Maybe it is possible to change the homescreen icon if it allready set by: <head> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/whatever.jpg"/> </head> So if I get news, maybe I can change it in whatever-news.jpg? Hmm... any ideas?

sneha replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Hi VBMichi, Push notifications —also known as remote notifications—let users learn when applications on their iPhone and iPod touch devices have data waiting for them on their servers. They use a persistent IP connection. When a device receives a notification for an application and that application isn’t running, it notifies the user through an alert message, a distinctive sound, or a...

jnic replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by sneha Hi VBMichi, Push notifications —also known as remote notifications—let users learn when applications on their iPhone and iPod touch devices have data waiting for them on their servers. They use a persistent IP connection. When a device receives a notification for an application and that ...

VBMichi replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Hm.. is there another possibility to send the user an information that the web app content has been updated? E-Mails are so stinky!

jnic replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Write a native app instead? Otherwise, no.

VBMichi replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by jnic Write a native app instead? Otherwise, no. Sure I will do it! ...do u buy me a MAC? ***** happens... thanks anyway!

sneha replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by VBMichi Sure I will do it! ...do u buy me a MAC? ***** happens... thanks anyway!

skunkworker replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
what you need is called AJAX. Just update the view if there is something to update.

robbieduncan replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by skunkworker what you need is called AJAX. Just update the view if there is something to update. I don't see how that will help at all: Push notifications are there to enable the server to notify the phone user that there is new content when the app is not running. AJAX cannot help ...

 

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VBMichi
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-04 10:08:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by jnic Write a native app instead? Otherwise, no. Sure I will do it! ...do u buy me a MAC? ***** happens... thanks anyway!
jnic
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-04 09:51:00)
Write a native app instead? Otherwise, no.
robbieduncan
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-05 10:16:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by skunkworker what you need is called AJAX. Just update the view if there is something to update. I don't see how that will help at all: Push notifications are there to enable the server to notify the phone user that there is new content when the app is not running. AJAX cannot help you if the view/app is not running at the time.
dejo
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-05 10:34:00)
Just seems the OP wants all the advantages of a native app without having to expend all the effort to make a native app. Native apps can have push notifications, webclip apps can't. &quot;Make your choice. Live or die.&quot;
sneha
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-05 00:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by VBMichi Sure I will do it! ...do u buy me a MAC? ***** happens... thanks anyway!
skunkworker
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Push Notification for WebApps?
Published (2009-11-05 09:57:00)
what you need is called AJAX. Just update the view if there is something to update.

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