IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation

PushNotificationsAndroid

A sample application demonstrating use of push notifications in Android applications.

Tutorials

https://mobilefirstplatform.ibmcloud.com/tutorials/en/foundation/8.0/notifications/

Usage

1. Import the project to Android Studio.
2. From a Command-line window, navigate to the project's root folder and run the command: mfpdev app register.
3. In the MobileFirst console:
   • Under Applications → PushNotificationsAndroid → Security → Map scope elements to security checks, add a mapping for push.mobileclient.
   • Under Applications → PushNotificationsAndroid → Push → Push Settings, add Google Clout Messaging (GMC) Server API Key and Sender ID.
4. Run the app by clicking the Run button.

Sending a notification:

• Tag notification
  • Use the MobileFirst Operations Console → [your application] → Push → Send Push tab.
• Authenticated notification:
  • Deploy the UserLogin sample Security Check.
  • In MobileFirst Operations Console → [your application] → Security tab, map the push.mobileclient scope to the UserLogin Security Check.
  • Follow the instructions for REST APIs to send the notification.

Notes:

• The GCM Server Key and senderId values must be configured via the MobileFirst Operations Console.

Supported Levels

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0

License

Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at att http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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