After most developers getting an email the other day about testing the new PUSH functions, I decided to hop on board and blog the kind of things that went on during this weeks testing.
Firstly, Apple told us to download the ‘AP News’ app. This is a test app which was selected by Apple to test a high volume of PUSH alerts to the iPhone. When upon starting the app, you get the following screen to ask for your location which will be where most of the alerts come from, your local area.
Once installed and used, a new section will appear in the settings of the iPhone and will have ‘Notifications’. This is shown in the following screen:
This is all great, however, I’ve still yet to receive a proper PUSH notification so I can report about how it goes and the kind of battery life it takes.
After waiting about 15 hours, I finally got my first PUSH notifications! And, it felt good for sure. Here’s some more screenshots:
