

#Twitterrific no push notifications update#
UPDATE (03-11-2010): As of March 10, 2010, Birdfeed has been discontinued and removed from the App Store. Users should be aware that these notifications are not coming directly from Twitter, but rather from the application developer’s web site, which must be authorized to access the user’s Twitter account. Those that do are relying on their own servers to monitor the user’s Twitter account on their behalf and send out notifications as required. At this point Twitter has not implemented their own Push Notification server, and as a result, relatively few applications provide Push Notification support. It’s worth noting, however, that Push Notifications require a server on the Internet to send the notification from Twitter’s servers to your iPhone.

Ideally suited for social communication services such as Twitter, Push Notifications can be used to alert you to new mentions or direct messages from other Twitter users. Further, many features that were previously less common among Twitter applications have now become almost standard, including features such as camera and GPS integration, offline access, and support for multiple accounts.Īnother new development since we last looked at Twitter applications was the introduction of Push Notifications in iPhone OS 3.0. There have been some significant changes in the last year with many of these applications in order to keep up with the evolution of the Twitter platform and provide access to new Twitter and iPhone features such as Twitter Lists, geotagging, video recording, and Push Notifications.
