I downloaded the Gmail app, and I'm interested in giving it a try. Looks like it might be a more efficient way to process email threads. Is there an easy way to turn off notifications or push altogether though? I didn't see a setting to turn off push, and to get the notifications to stop, I removed it from the notification center, had it stop showing up on the lock screen, turned off alerts and turned off sounds. I'm not sure if I could have just done a subset of those things or not.
On 10/07/12 23:56, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > I think you mean push and poll. Anyway, push is when a service sends out > notifications and your phone receives them. Like if you get a > notification that you have a new text message, that's a push because > someone sent it to you. Your phone didn't actively go get the new > information. So, it uses less battery. A poll is when your phone > actively asks services if there is new information. If you have an email > program at home and you press control-m or f5 or some command to see if > there is new email, that is polling and when your phone does that, it > uses up more battery. Think of push and poll like passive and > aggressive. Passive will use less juice whereas aggressive uses up more. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > That awkward moment when you try to pull open a drawer and the knob > comes off. > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > > On 7/11/2012 12:50 AM, Jessica Brown wrote: >> What is the difference between push and pull? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Grant Hardy <[email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:56:06 -0700 >> Subject: Re: Gmail app now has push notifications >> >> I don't mean to be too controversial and it's hardly a big deal, but >> do you know how PUSH 4.0 provides push functionality? I only ask >> because the Ultimate Notifier app advertizes push functionality for >> Gmail, and what it actually does is pulls Gmail's ATOM feed every >> thirty seconds or so. Of course, that's a pretty darn fast >> notification window, and it's super reliable. But in terms of "push >> notifications" in the true sense of the word, I wouldn't say this >> really fits with the definition. >> >> You can find out what an app is doing by reviewing Gmail's "last >> account activity" at the bottom of every Gmail page, including the >> plain HTML version. >> >> Grant >> >> On 7/10/12, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: >> Totally agree, Push 4.0 works great and very reliable. >> >> Do you know if the Gmail app works well with VO? Would you use it in >> place >> of the native iPhone app? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Raul A. Gallegos >> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Gmail app now has push notifications >> >> This is great to know. Also, in case others are looking for true push >> notifications for gmail, you can get the Push 4.0 app for $4.99 and >> use it >> for various pushes like gmail, twitter, and Facebook. I find it more >> reliable than Boxcar. >> >> -- >> Raul A. Gallegos >> The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size >> bucket. >> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >> >> >> On 7/9/2012 3:11 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I haven't been following this list a lot lately so if this topic has >> already been beaten to death, I apologize in advance - I did a super >> quick search of past postings and didn't see it! >> >> For all you Gmail users out there, the Gmail app, while not entirely >> accessible in certain respects, now has push alerts for new Emails. >> There have been a few alternatives that I've used in the past, such as >> the Ultimate Notifier app - which checks mail every thirty seconds - >> and setting up a Google Exchange account in Mail - which has a few >> bugs. Now, you can have true push notifications for your Gmail >> account. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Grant >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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