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If they didn't have push access and servers, how would they let you know when you had new mail? Third party iOS apps can't poll for new mail, so remote notifica
by andrewroycarter 14y ago
If they didn't have push access and servers, how would they let you know when you had new mail? Third party iOS apps can't poll for new mail, so remote notifications are the only way!
- songgao 14y ago+1. Push notification is the only way to notify about new emails. The trade-off is that you are gonna have to store user credentials on server. That's the reason why Sparrow didn't implement push notification.
- andrewroycarter 14y agoAnd even then, I bet they're using https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/oauth_overview https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/oauth_overvi... which means you could revoke the oauth token at any time from your Google account!
- songgao 14y agoLooks good. So you can store oauth on server, which should be safer. Is it possible for an oauth client to "suicide" on its permission? I'm thinking, in case a third-party service is comprised, they can just ask the oauth server to abandon their permission to avoid further loss for users.
- rjd 14y agoThats fine, when you get several hundred emails a day you don't want push notifications. If its important it shouldn't be going to me via email, I mean thats why I have a phone.
- ceejayoz 14y agoSo, turn them off. Most people don't get several hundred e-mails a day.