Push notifications of application updates

We can configure the Application Center client so that push notifications are sent to users when an update is available for an application in the store.

The Application Center administrator uses push notifications to automatically send a notification to any iOS or Android device where a specific application is installed when a new version of this application is available.

Push notifications are currently not available for the BlackBerry Application Center client.

Push notification process

The first time that the Application Center client starts on a device, the user might be asked whether or not to accept incoming push notifications; that is the case for iOS mobile devices. The push notification feature does not work when the service is disabled on the mobile device. iOS and modern Android operating system versions offer a way to switch this service on or off on a per application basis. Refer to your device vendor to learn how to configure the mobile device for push notifications.

• Configure push notifications for application updates
  Configure the Application Center services to communicate with Google or Apple push notification servers.

• Configure the Application Center server for connection to Google Cloud Messaging
  Enable Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for the application.

• Configure the Application Center server for connection to Apple Push Notification Services
  Configure the iOS project for Apple Push Notification Services (APNs).

• Build a version of the mobile client that does not depend on the GCM API
  We can remove the dependency on Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) API from the Android version of the client to comply with constraints in some territories. Push notifications do not work on this version of the client.

Parent topic: Application Center