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How did you solve the lack of push notifications on iOS?
by berns 7y ago
How did you solve the lack of push notifications on iOS?
- xyby 7y agoFor iOS, can't you just wrap your web application in a thin native app layer that provides the push functionality?
- berns 7y agoFrom the app store guidelines: 4.2 Minimum Functionality Your app should include features, content, and UI that elevate it beyond a repackaged website. If your app is not particularly useful, unique, or “app-like,” it doesn’t belong on the App Store.
- cma 7y agoPerhaps the main distinguishing app-like thing is distracting notifications.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoRight! I ran in to this when I wanted our app to “portal” to the website and just move Bluetooth data along. Apple thought about this and doesn’t like it.
- noir_lord 7y ago4.3 We'll continue to get away with this until the EU makes us stop.
- nicoburns 7y agoWould push notification support not be exactly the kind of feature that would qualify for this rule? In practice there are hundreds of apps like this on the app store.
- avip 7y agoYou can, you just can't publish it on the appstore.
- hoyer_io 7y agoYes you can and we are exactly doing this since quite a while. Actually a lot of companies do this.
- the_gipsy 7y agoYes you can and there tons of apps that do just that. The important part is that they go through the app store, so that apple has complete control of what goes through.
- psaux 7y agoThey probably embedded the browser in a client.
- pentae 7y agoShort answer: He didn't. You cannot do it without your app being in the App Store.
- heedlessly3 7y agofor iOS you can have a work around. The users using the web based app in safari, then whenever a notification needs to be sent, twilio api will send a SMS message to alert the user. Of course it will only send an sms message if the user allows it and enters the mobile number.