IPhone push notfication for a webapp?

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Is it possible to implement IPhone's push notification service for a Webapp that has an icon on the "desktop"? If so how?

Annalist answered 17/9, 2009 at 0:45 Comment(0)

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That depends on exactly what you mean by Webapp that has an icon on the "desktop"?

No, if you're referring to a webapp where you have saved a link with Add to Home screen as per this Apple instruction.

Yes, if your webapp is a thin CocoaTouch shell using webkit.

Composer answered 12/11, 2009 at 7:5 Comment(0)

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i have an alternative solution for this:

1) create a gmail account and get gpush app on your iphone (setup the gmail in the app).

2) instate of sending direct notification to iphone, you can send an email from your webapp to the gmail account.

3) within 5 sec. you will receive the push notification.

hope this help.

Helsell answered 15/12, 2010 at 17:12 Comment(1)

Ok, bit of an oldie but anyhow. it's still an interesting question. this requires the user to get gpsuh? – Bary 28/1, 2014 at 16:53

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You can always delegate the messaging to 3rd party notification apps. One great example is Boxcar (http://boxcar.io/). You can have your web app send notifications via their API and have them delivered to the app. Lastly, you can the use deeplinks in your message to open your webapp to point the user to the content item you wanted to bring their attention to.

Disease answered 31/8, 2012 at 7:44 Comment(0)

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No, it's not possible. It's only for cocoa touch (AppStore) apps. If you want more info, take a look on the documentation.

Fond answered 17/9, 2009 at 0:52 Comment(0)

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another alternative: use an sms service like http://www.smstrade.de/ to send an sms to the user's phone. That's the way I do it.

Conchiferous answered 28/6, 2011 at 18:38 Comment(0)

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Another provider for sending sms as notification is https://bulktrade.de There works world wide

Minda answered 26/8, 2014 at 10:28 Comment(0)

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You can use HTML5 to introduce your own push messages. From wikipedia

"For the client side, WebSocket was to be implemented in Firefox 4, Google Chrome 4, Opera 11, and Safari 5, as well as the mobile version of Safari in iOS 4.2.1 Also the BlackBerry Browser in OS7 supports WebSockets."

To do this, you need your own provider server to push the messages to the clients.
If you want to use APN (Apple Push Notification), you must have a native application which must be downloaded through the App Store.

Ineptitude answered 17/7, 2011 at 10:57 Comment(0)

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From iOS 6.0 I noticed that a WebApp icon placed on homescreen automaticly refreshes after each webkit open of webapp. Of course if you change this icon on the webserver. So theoretically you can display any informative content in this icon(numbers, status etc) BUT it will not refreshes instantly - only after opening and closing a webkit webapp.

Mallee answered 3/3, 2013 at 20:37 Comment(0)

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