[Android] Push Notifications (C2DM) (1 Viewer)

[DieBagger]

Here's a cool (at least I think so) idea, how could a MP remote benefit from Android push notifications (C2DM, Android Cloud to Device Messaging Framework - Google Projects for Android). For those of you that don't know, beginning with Android 2.2 (Froyo) google added instant push notifications (like push notifications on iphone).

• Android Developers Blog: Android Cloud To Device Messaging
• Android 2.2 Froyo - Cloud to Device Messaging - AndroidMeUp - Your One Stop Resource for Anything Android - Android News, Android Updates, Smartphone Reviews and many more!

Here's a few usage scenarios I could think of, please add brainstorms below:

• Notification when TvServer starts recording
• Notification when new episode airs/was downloaded
• Notifications when errors in tv-server
• Notifications when EPG finds item of "wishlist" (wishlist plugin)
• Notification on new plugins/skins/mediaportal releases
• ...

What else could we possibly do with C2DM?

 

[revs]

I'd suggest writing it using something like Growl - then the notifications can be used on Android/iPhone/Windows/Mac etc and any other device with Growl clients

growlforandroid - Project Hosting on Google Code
Growl
Growl for Windows
Prowl - Home

or at least in a way that can be configurable for any device/platform

 

[DieBagger]

There are 2 issues I have with these kinds of apps:
a) it requires an extra app that runs in the background and does polling
b) there are many different solutions out so in a worst case scenario more than one program polls for push notifications.

Btw this is just a brainstorm on how to use them, an actual implementation is far down the road.

 

[revs]

Which apps poll? I know that prowl is just a webservice - so no polling there - I guess its pretty similar to C2DM.

I'm not so sure about growl - but i'm pretty sure its not polling.

Anyway - point was - whatever is used - would be good to make it compatible with multiple notification systems, users can just select their preference.

 

[bodiroga]

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