The ability to utilize push notifications is going to change the way these apps are designed. Push notifications enable real-time alerts without having to have the application open and running (instant messages, status updates, email, etc.)
I have several applications that I've designed but have been unable to implement because of a lack of push notification on the old OS. The ability to do this poses both opportunities and challenges for developers: Push notifications are neat, but at what point do they become annoying/battery draining/etc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42969 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
