handling push notifications

[Terry Judd]

Thanks Mike - makes sense for the app to check in with the server when it starts up so I guess I'll go down that route.

Terry...

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On 17/10/2014, at 1:12 PM, "Mike Kerner" <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Try it.  That's my observation.  So, what I do, instead, is instead of
> sending the payload (which has to be short, anyhow), is have the app
> recognize that it's gotten a push notification, then hit my server to find
> out why.  The message you send is for the user, anyway.  The payload has to
> be small, unfortunately, so either you have to send many messages to get
> the entire payload (and Apple specifically states that they do not
> guarantee delivery or the order of delivery), or you have to hit your
> server, anyway.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Gerry <gerry.orkin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Terry wrote:
>> 
>>> That"s disappointing
>> 
>> Really? I'm just resigned to the fact that LC doesn't allow us to develop
>> modern iOS apps that have the same capabilities (in terms of background
>> operations) as xCode-developed apps. I've stopped trying and I've stopped
>> being disappointed about it.
>> 
>> What I'd LOVE is a clear statement from RunRev about their intentions in
>> this area - will they ever support background operations? (And don't tell
>> me to just use the .plist hack - the problem is much broader than the app
>> not quitting on suspend).
>> 
>> Gerry
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