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Push Notification Service
Push Notifications

Message
Pop-Up

Increase User
Engagement
Latest
Updates

Calendar Events
Benefits of Push Notification
Increases user-engagement
e.g. In a turn-based game like Tic-Tac-Toe, it can notify a user of his turn (suppose
he gets a phone call in between and forgets that he was playing!!)
Allows to send messages to users even when the app is not running; thus helps in
reminding them of your App
Helps to build a fan community around your game by pushing to a targeted
audience – like your regular gamers
Allows an App to notify its users of new events without needing to actually open it,
i.e. by a sound or a screen pop up
App42 Push Notification supports

Coming Soon!!

&
Why App42 Push Notification?
Our Push Notification API can be used to send crossplatform push messages to devices running on iOS,
Android and Windows Phone with a single API call

No infrastructure & scalability worries
• Send Image/Text/URLs text-based Push Notifications
• Send messages in Channel Subscription Mode
• Send Scheduled Push as per Time-Zone
Push Analytics
• Analyze your Push Campaign with App42 Analytics
• Evaluate the number of Push messages sent, delivered
and opened.
Creating a channel & scheduling
Push messages through AppHQ
Push Analytics
A very useful feature that can track:


How many Push Notifications were sent from your side



How many were delivered, and



Push Notification Campaign

How many users opened the message

31%

100%

Sent
Delivered
Opened

These analytics can be viewed from our AppHQ console.

74%

Why Push Analytics?
When you use our Push Notification Service, each Push goes from the App42 server to
GCM/APNS/MPNS and then to the user device.
• Delivery of Push Notification is not guaranteed even from the service provider
• Once delivered, there might be a chance that user just clears it without opening the message

Thus, Analytics gives you a better insight of your Push Notification campaign.
Integrating with iOS
10 steps to PUSH
First create a certificate from iOS Dev Center. (Visit tutorial: http://app42.sh/12dpgQW)
Install the.cer file, which was downloaded in the above step.

Convert the iPhone developer certificate into a .p12 file:

•

Go to Applications/Utilities folder > Keychain Access application folder > Keys category

•

Select the private key associated with your iPhone Development Certificate (The private key is
identified by the iPhone Developer as: public certificate that is paired with it).

•

Select File > Export Items

•

Save your key in the (.p12) format.

•

You will be prompted to create a password which will be used when you will attempt to import this
key on another computer.
Contd..
Make your .p12 file compatible with App42 server:

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Keep your .cer file and .p12 file in a single folder

•

Open terminal and go to the folder that has both the files.
shephertz-technologiess-iMac:~ shephertztechnologies$ cd "your folder path"

•

Now execute the following commands in the terminal:
1 openssl x509 -in developer_identity.cer -inform DER -out developer_identity.pem -outform PEM
2 openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -in yourPrivateKey.p12 -out yourPrivateKey.pem
3 openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey yourPrivateKey.pem -in developer_identity.pem -out iphone_dev.p12

Where,
- developer_identity.cer <= certificate you downloaded from Apple
- yourPrivateKey.p12
<= your private key
Contd..
Upload iphone_dev.p12 file to the AppHQ console:

Open your Xcode project and navigate to the
AppDelegate.m class and change the
application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method
to look like this:
1 - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
2 {
3
// Let the device know we want to receive push notifications
4
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:
5
(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
6

return YES;

7 }

The above code tells the OS that this App wants to receive push notifications.
Contd..
Add the following delegate methods in your AppDelegate.m in order to receive pushes:
1 - (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData*)deviceToken
2 {
3
NSLog(@"My token is: %@", deviceToken);
4
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// Prepare the Device Token for Registration (remove spaces and &lt;
&gt;)
6
NSString *devToken = [[[[deviceToken description]
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stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&lt;"withString:@""] stringBy

ReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&gt;" withString:@""]

stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: @" " withString: @""];
NSLog(@"My Device token is: %@", devToken);
}
- (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError*)error
{
NSLog(@"Failed to get token, error: %@", error);
}

When your App registers for remote (push) notifications, it tries to obtain a “device token”
(a 32-byte address of your device).
Contd..
Now register your device with the App42 Server. Change the delegate method
application:didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken: in the AppDelegate.m class to look like this:
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- (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData*)deviceToken
{ NSLog(@"My token is: %@", deviceToken);
// Prepare the Device Token for Registration (remove spaces and &lt; &gt;)
NSString *devToken = [[[[deviceToken description]

5 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&lt;"withString:@""] stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&gt;" withString:@""]
6
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stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: @" " withString: @""];
NSLog(@"My Device token is: %@", devToken);
/** * Register the device token for App42 Push notification services */
[self registerUserForPushNotificationToApp42Cloud:devToken];
}
-(void)registerUserForPushNotificationToApp42Cloud:(NSString*)deviceToken
{ ServiceAPI *serviceObj = [[ServiceAPI alloc]init];
serviceObj.apiKey = APP42_APP_KEY;
serviceObj.secretKey = APP42_SECRET_KEY;
PushNotificationService *pushObj = [serviceObj buildPushService];
@try
{ PushNotification *pushNotification =[pushObj registerDeviceToken:deviceToken withUser:@"User Name"];
[pushNotification release]; }
@catch (App42Exception *exception)
{ NSLog(@"%@",exception.reason); }
@finally
{ [serviceObj release];
[pushObj release]; }
}
Contd..
Now to send a Push Notification, call the following method in a commonly used class in your
project so that you can call this whenever you want to:
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-(void)sendPush:(NSString*)message
{
ServiceAPI *serviceObj = [[ServiceAPI alloc]init];
serviceObj.apiKey = APP42_APP_KEY;
serviceObj.secretKey = APP42_SECRET_KEY;
PushNotificationService *pushObj = [serviceObj buildPushService];
@try
{ NSMutableDictionary *pushDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
[pushDictionary setObject:message forKey:@"alert"];
[pushDictionary setObject:@"default" forKey:@"sound"];
[pushDictionary setObject:@"1" forKey:@"badge"];

12 PushNotification *pushNotification = [pushObj sendPushMessageToUser:@"User Name" withMessageDictionary: pushDictionary];
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[pushNotification release]; }
@catch (App42Exception *exception)
{ NSLog(@"%@",exception.reason); }
@finally
{ [serviceObj release];
[pushObj release]; }
}
Contd..
The pushDictionary in the above code should always follow the same structure as mentioned
above to deliver the push notification successfully using App42 Server.

•

You can remove or add the items to the pushDictionary if needed as per the Apple guidelines.

•

If you want to take any actions when you receive push notification then you need to add the
following delegate method in the AppDelegate.m class:

1 - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
2 {
3 NSLog(@"%s..userInfo=%@",__FUNCTION__,userInfo);

4 /** * Dump your code here according to your requirement after receiving push */
5 }

•

With the above mentioned step, your App has been successfully set up to receive/send Push
Notifications through our App42 Server using App42 Push Notification Service.
IT IS THAT SIMPLE!!!
Some useful links
Getting Started:

Downloads:

Quick Start Guide

App42 Cloud SDKs

Sign-up for Free

App 42 Modules

Game Development Center

Blogs:
Concepts:

Why BaaS?

Backend as a Service

Push Notification for iOS

Massive Multiplayer Gaming Engine

Push Notification for Android

App Analytics

Real-time Multiplayer Games using Unity3D
Integrating Facebook in your Android App

Products:

Making a Turn-based Game

App42 Cloud APIs - BaaS

Using Query Interface

AppWarp – Multiplayer Gaming Engine

When to use NoSQL?

AppHQ – Management Console

Add ‘Social’ to your Game

AppHawk – Project Management Tool
AppClay – Custom App Builder
Links for Reference :
http://www.shephertz.com
http://api.shephertz.com
http://appwarp.shephertz.com
http://app42paas.shephertz.com

Contact: sales@shephertz.com
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iOS Push Notification using App42 Mobile Backend as a Service

  • 3. Benefits of Push Notification Increases user-engagement e.g. In a turn-based game like Tic-Tac-Toe, it can notify a user of his turn (suppose he gets a phone call in between and forgets that he was playing!!) Allows to send messages to users even when the app is not running; thus helps in reminding them of your App Helps to build a fan community around your game by pushing to a targeted audience – like your regular gamers Allows an App to notify its users of new events without needing to actually open it, i.e. by a sound or a screen pop up
  • 4. App42 Push Notification supports Coming Soon!! &
  • 5. Why App42 Push Notification? Our Push Notification API can be used to send crossplatform push messages to devices running on iOS, Android and Windows Phone with a single API call No infrastructure & scalability worries • Send Image/Text/URLs text-based Push Notifications • Send messages in Channel Subscription Mode • Send Scheduled Push as per Time-Zone Push Analytics • Analyze your Push Campaign with App42 Analytics • Evaluate the number of Push messages sent, delivered and opened.
  • 6. Creating a channel & scheduling Push messages through AppHQ
  • 7. Push Analytics A very useful feature that can track:  How many Push Notifications were sent from your side  How many were delivered, and  Push Notification Campaign How many users opened the message 31% 100% Sent Delivered Opened These analytics can be viewed from our AppHQ console. 74% Why Push Analytics? When you use our Push Notification Service, each Push goes from the App42 server to GCM/APNS/MPNS and then to the user device. • Delivery of Push Notification is not guaranteed even from the service provider • Once delivered, there might be a chance that user just clears it without opening the message Thus, Analytics gives you a better insight of your Push Notification campaign.
  • 9. 10 steps to PUSH First create a certificate from iOS Dev Center. (Visit tutorial: http://app42.sh/12dpgQW) Install the.cer file, which was downloaded in the above step. Convert the iPhone developer certificate into a .p12 file: • Go to Applications/Utilities folder > Keychain Access application folder > Keys category • Select the private key associated with your iPhone Development Certificate (The private key is identified by the iPhone Developer as: public certificate that is paired with it). • Select File > Export Items • Save your key in the (.p12) format. • You will be prompted to create a password which will be used when you will attempt to import this key on another computer.
  • 10. Contd.. Make your .p12 file compatible with App42 server: • Keep your .cer file and .p12 file in a single folder • Open terminal and go to the folder that has both the files. shephertz-technologiess-iMac:~ shephertztechnologies$ cd "your folder path" • Now execute the following commands in the terminal: 1 openssl x509 -in developer_identity.cer -inform DER -out developer_identity.pem -outform PEM 2 openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -in yourPrivateKey.p12 -out yourPrivateKey.pem 3 openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey yourPrivateKey.pem -in developer_identity.pem -out iphone_dev.p12 Where, - developer_identity.cer <= certificate you downloaded from Apple - yourPrivateKey.p12 <= your private key
  • 11. Contd.. Upload iphone_dev.p12 file to the AppHQ console: Open your Xcode project and navigate to the AppDelegate.m class and change the application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method to look like this: 1 - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions 2 { 3 // Let the device know we want to receive push notifications 4 [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes: 5 (UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)]; 6 return YES; 7 } The above code tells the OS that this App wants to receive push notifications.
  • 12. Contd.. Add the following delegate methods in your AppDelegate.m in order to receive pushes: 1 - (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData*)deviceToken 2 { 3 NSLog(@"My token is: %@", deviceToken); 4 5 // Prepare the Device Token for Registration (remove spaces and &lt; &gt;) 6 NSString *devToken = [[[[deviceToken description] 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&lt;"withString:@""] stringBy ReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&gt;" withString:@""] stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: @" " withString: @""]; NSLog(@"My Device token is: %@", devToken); } - (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError*)error { NSLog(@"Failed to get token, error: %@", error); } When your App registers for remote (push) notifications, it tries to obtain a “device token” (a 32-byte address of your device).
  • 13. Contd.. Now register your device with the App42 Server. Change the delegate method application:didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken: in the AppDelegate.m class to look like this: 1 2 3 4 - (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData*)deviceToken { NSLog(@"My token is: %@", deviceToken); // Prepare the Device Token for Registration (remove spaces and &lt; &gt;) NSString *devToken = [[[[deviceToken description] 5 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&lt;"withString:@""] stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"&gt;" withString:@""] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: @" " withString: @""]; NSLog(@"My Device token is: %@", devToken); /** * Register the device token for App42 Push notification services */ [self registerUserForPushNotificationToApp42Cloud:devToken]; } -(void)registerUserForPushNotificationToApp42Cloud:(NSString*)deviceToken { ServiceAPI *serviceObj = [[ServiceAPI alloc]init]; serviceObj.apiKey = APP42_APP_KEY; serviceObj.secretKey = APP42_SECRET_KEY; PushNotificationService *pushObj = [serviceObj buildPushService]; @try { PushNotification *pushNotification =[pushObj registerDeviceToken:deviceToken withUser:@"User Name"]; [pushNotification release]; } @catch (App42Exception *exception) { NSLog(@"%@",exception.reason); } @finally { [serviceObj release]; [pushObj release]; } }
  • 14. Contd.. Now to send a Push Notification, call the following method in a commonly used class in your project so that you can call this whenever you want to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 -(void)sendPush:(NSString*)message { ServiceAPI *serviceObj = [[ServiceAPI alloc]init]; serviceObj.apiKey = APP42_APP_KEY; serviceObj.secretKey = APP42_SECRET_KEY; PushNotificationService *pushObj = [serviceObj buildPushService]; @try { NSMutableDictionary *pushDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]; [pushDictionary setObject:message forKey:@"alert"]; [pushDictionary setObject:@"default" forKey:@"sound"]; [pushDictionary setObject:@"1" forKey:@"badge"]; 12 PushNotification *pushNotification = [pushObj sendPushMessageToUser:@"User Name" withMessageDictionary: pushDictionary]; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 [pushNotification release]; } @catch (App42Exception *exception) { NSLog(@"%@",exception.reason); } @finally { [serviceObj release]; [pushObj release]; } }
  • 15. Contd.. The pushDictionary in the above code should always follow the same structure as mentioned above to deliver the push notification successfully using App42 Server. • You can remove or add the items to the pushDictionary if needed as per the Apple guidelines. • If you want to take any actions when you receive push notification then you need to add the following delegate method in the AppDelegate.m class: 1 - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo 2 { 3 NSLog(@"%s..userInfo=%@",__FUNCTION__,userInfo); 4 /** * Dump your code here according to your requirement after receiving push */ 5 } • With the above mentioned step, your App has been successfully set up to receive/send Push Notifications through our App42 Server using App42 Push Notification Service.
  • 16. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!!!
  • 17. Some useful links Getting Started: Downloads: Quick Start Guide App42 Cloud SDKs Sign-up for Free App 42 Modules Game Development Center Blogs: Concepts: Why BaaS? Backend as a Service Push Notification for iOS Massive Multiplayer Gaming Engine Push Notification for Android App Analytics Real-time Multiplayer Games using Unity3D Integrating Facebook in your Android App Products: Making a Turn-based Game App42 Cloud APIs - BaaS Using Query Interface AppWarp – Multiplayer Gaming Engine When to use NoSQL? AppHQ – Management Console Add ‘Social’ to your Game AppHawk – Project Management Tool AppClay – Custom App Builder
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