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I am looking to write an app that receives pushed alerts from a server. I found a couple of methods to do this.
Each has its own limitations. SMS- no guarantee on arrival time. Poll may drain the battery.
Do you have a better suggestion please? Thanks very much.
Google’s official answer is the
Android Cloud to Device Messaging Framework (deprecated)Google Cloud Messaging(deprecated)Firebase Cloud MessagingIt will work on Android >= 2.2 (on phones that have the Play Store).