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iPhone push notification service announced

by at June 9, 2008 2:25 pm

Sections: Apple Business, Apple News, Conferences, iPhone OS, SDK and hacks, iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, WWDC

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WWDC - iPhone push notificationJust as iPhone developers thought they could never have an app that ran in the background, Apple has announced a new form of background notifications system for the iPhone. For example: You’re running an instant messaging application—usually when you leave the app, it would close and disconnect you from the IM servers. With this new notifications system, you remain connected to the third-party server, and when you receive a message outside of the app, you will get a small notification.

Developers are allowed to use custom sounds for their notifications, badges or text. Apple says that the new background service will preserve battery life and performance, and will work over either Wi-Fi or EDGE. It will be seeded to iPhone developers next month; the public will see it in applications in September.’

Check our WWDC live blog for more announcements as they happen.

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