How to use add push notification from parse.com

widhi_muttaqien

Hi guys,

Sorry for this newbie question.

I try so hard reading the docs and readme files for notification. But still don't understand how to setup a push notification on my app. I'm trying to add parse.com push notification service into my app. My goal is simple, I need to inform the users when a new version application is available. Thats all, no ads or anything. I need this because I don't distribute the APK through google play store, rather from my own website. My app is a companion app for a physical book product. The app it self is free to download.

I still don't get the concept but I believe I don't need local notification feature. Just a push notification from parse.com (CMIIW)

So these are my questions:

1. Is it enough just to use parse SDK (from parse.com) to exported gideros project in eclipse, I'm following this link from parse.com : https://www.parse.com/tutorials/android-push-notifications . Or should I still need to also install notification plugin from gideros labs?

2. If I do still need to install notification plugin. where should I setup information to link to parse.com?

ar2rsawseen

1) You would either have to create a plugin for Parse to use Parse
2) Or try using Native bridge to access Native Parse lib
4) Or try using Notification Plugin (same as in the labs): https://github.com/ar2rsawseen/GiderosNotificationPlugin

And when retrieving device token:
http://appcodingeasy.com/new_docs/index.html#NotificationManager
Common uses: Registering for push notifications

Register this token to Parse:
https://www.parse.com/docs/rest#push

currently I don't know if thats possible because Parse had a very different API when Notification Plugin was created and it accepted outside Parse SDK device registrations. Hopefully they still do
But you can always contact them to make sure that it is possible to use Parse to push notifications and register device from native without Parse SDK.

widhi_muttaqien

Thank you for your fast reply arthur.

yes I try to implement directly on eclipse using the tutorial from parse. Without your notification plugin, but not working. No push mesages goes to my smartphone.

What is the easiest and proven to work push notification service available for gideros right now?

ar2rsawseen

hmm, now that you have mention it, if you only need push notifications it might be possible to register to them even without the plugin, simply by installing parseSDK as described in their docs should have been sufficient.

I will try it later today and see if thats possible

ar2rsawseen

Yep, just simply exported Gideros app, add the Parse SDK as displayed in tutorial, enabled Client Push inside my parse account and could send and receive the push notification on Gideros app.

To simply push notifications, without any interaction with the app, you don't even need a plugin, you can use Parse SDK.

I've attached the modified Android project so you can check what was wrong, but my guess is that you need to enable Client Push inside the settings in your parse account:
https://www.parse.com/apps/your-app-name/edit#push

widhi_muttaqien

great! thank you so much arthur.
You help me so much. 3 times already
I will try this now

widhi_muttaqien

Wow works great now.
My fault was not changing the "yourActivity.class" to my own activityName
My bad. Your examples clears everything.
Thank you arthur

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