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Asked: 2026-06-10T21:55:43+00:00

I am developing an Android app that needs to communicate with a server. By

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I am developing an Android app that needs to communicate with a server. By that, I mean either the server or the device can send a message at any time. Briefly saying I want to let the user leave the feedback to another user. Something like leaving the feedbacks for example on ebay. Sending a data from android to the server is common and I understand that I can make a http request to run a php script, query a database and send back the response via a JSON object to android device. I would like to inform another user that he received the new feedback via the notifiactions. I know that I could periodically poll the server but I’m trying to avoid this as possible. I have read about Google Cloud Messaging. I’m wondering if there is another simpler or better approach to acheive this task? Please advice. Thank you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As you stated in your question, you have 2 options:

    • Poll (app polls server to see if there’s anything new)
    • Push (server tells client that there is something new)

    There is no other way how the device could get the knowledge about new stuff on the server (perhaps in a few years, using quantum entanglement would be a third option 😉

    Push is mosten times better, as network activity only happens if there actually is something on the server.

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