Lion Server: Push Notification Server and supported applications

Summary

The Push Notification service in Lion Server supports sending Push Notifications to Mac OS X and iOS client applications. Additionally, the service can be configured to provide Push Notifications to third-party applications which use the ServerNotification framework.

Products Affected

Lion Server, OS X Lion, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch

Push notification support in Lion Server

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion Yes 3 Yes 1, 2 Yes 1, 2
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Yes 3 Yes 1, 2 No
iOS 4 Yes 1 No No
iOS 5 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1


Notes

  1. Push support using Apple Push Notification Service
  2. Push support using XMPP
  3. Push support using IMAP IDLE

 

Additional Information

For information about configuring Push Notification services, please see Mac OS X Server Resources.

For information about developing applications to use the ServerNotification framework, please visit the Mac Dev Center.

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