19Studios Blog Implementing iOS and Android PhoneGap Push Notification

Devices operating on android receive push notifications through Google Cloud Messaging Service (GSM), and devices operating Apple iOS receive them through Apple Push Notification Service (APN). Both of these act as a store and forward type of service where they receive a message from a third party, identify the recipient and pass the information along. The way these notifications are received by sound, alert etc is a combinations of options set in the application code upon registration as well as the user's device settings. Even after having such similarities these two services aren't exactly the same , they differ in terms of the size of the payload that can be sent , certificates required etc. After briefly explaining the basic concept, we will further your understanding of the concept, taking each case individually: For iOS : Firstly the major and the obvious difference, push notifications are different from local notifications; they are sent by a third party server informing the user of a particular thing. Whereas, the local notifications are...The post Implementing iOS and Android PhoneGap Push Notification appeared first on 19studios.