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If you want to piggy back on Google's centralized notification system (which saves network and battery usage), you have to distribute via the play store. I have
by thomastjeffery 5y ago
If you want to piggy back on Google's centralized notification system (which saves network and battery usage), you have to distribute via the play store. I have no idea whether signal does this, but it would make sense for them to.
- vngzs 5y agoSignal has a means of delivering push notifications using their own infrastructure via websockets. It has a higher battery drain than using Google's push infrastructure, but it works.
- grishka 5y agoYou don't. You do need to create an app in the Google API console to obtain the key to send GCM notifications, but that's completely independent from the Play Store.
- CameronNemo 5y agoAlso I believe microG does intermediate with GCM if you ask it to.