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Asked: 2026-06-11T23:48:50+00:00

I have developed a GCM application, where a server app sends notification to the

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I have developed a GCM application, where a server app sends notification to the Android app via GCM. Now I want to offer this application to users, but how do I deal with the SENDER_ID and API Key.

How can I let users use my application, do I let them use my SENDER_ID and API Key or how is this done?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You probably don’t want individual devices to send out GCM messages. As an alternative, have your devices send a message to your server saying that a GCM message should be sent.

    The benefits to doing this are many:

    • You won’t have to deploy the GCM server JAR with your Android app.
    • No messy management for passing the Sender ID or API key to devices.
    • You can use the white list of IP addresses allowed to post GCM messages in the console (the alternative would require you to have this wide open).
    • Devices won’t need to handle the MulticastResult object and update registration IDs (sounds like something you only want done server side).
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