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Andrzej Gis
Andrzej Gis

Reputation: 14306

How to make android await for incoming requests

Is that possible to make an android app await for incoming requests. Maybe my terminology is bad, but I need something like a server on android. Instead of sending requests to the server on and on to check if a status on the server changed, I want the server to send this information directly to my android app. I heard it's possible, but couldn't google it, maybe I used bad phrases...

Any help appreciated

Upvotes: 0

Views: 51

Answers (1)

RMalke
RMalke

Reputation: 4094

A Google advised way to do it is use Google Cloud Messaging for Android:

Google Cloud Messaging for Android (GCM) is a service that allows you to send data from your server to your users' Android-powered device.

Try to look to Push / Pull notification.

Related SO thread

Upvotes: 1

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