Jan Zdarsa This morning, Apple rolled out more apps with push notification support. These are primarily Beejive and AIM IM applications. But problems and bugs appear. Some people don't need an alarm clock in the morning, some WiFi notifications don't work, and some people haven't even seen push notifications until now (iPhone 2G users). So how is it all?
First of all, I have to point out the problem with the alarm clock. This will affect a lot of people and could cause a lot of problems. If your iPhone is only set to vibrate (not sound) overnight, you have text push notifications turned on and one appears on your screen while you sleep, problems can arise. If you do not click this notification, the alarm will not ring. I have no idea if this problem affects everyone, but you better be careful. I expect this is indeed a bug that should hopefully be fixed soon.
I also read in Czech forums that push notifications do not work for many people when they are on WiFi. After unplugging everything works. I have to say that this is not a feature, but there is definitely a snag somewhere. I personally tried this on my iPhone 3G and there was no problem, the push notification appeared immediately on the display. Update 24.6. – this problem could be related to your firewall settings, push notifications do not run through standard ports.
For some, push notifications don't even work at all. There could be multiple reasons for this, but recently there has been a lot of talk about push notifications not working for anyone who hasn't activated their iPhone through iTunes. This means that this problem will affect everyone with an iPhone 2G used in the Czech Republic.
Some people also have their flashlight disappear in front of their eyes. Just install AIM or Beejive. You can easily turn off push notifications, but you still won't save your battery. Only uninstalling these apps helps. Apple announced that push notifications should reduce battery life by about 20%, but what some users are reporting is definitely not just 20% (for example, a 40% battery drop in just two hours with moderate use). And the battery shouldn't drop so quickly if push notifications are turned off. This may also be the reason why Apple delayed push notifications at the last minute. Of course, this error does not appear for everyone, these users usually report that the iPhone heats up more during the day.
UPDATE 24.6. – I am posting a solution for a certain group of users who have stamina issues. Allegedly, the data about connecting to the Wi-Fi network, which are saved in the iPhone from the old firmware 2.2, is bad. The iPhone then tries unsuccessfully to connect to the Wifi network all the time and this completely kills the battery. So if you have a battery problem, try going to Settings – General – Reset – Reset network settings. It might help someone.
As for applications, for example Beejive is still struggling a bit with stability on the new iPhone OS 3.0 and the application may not seem completely stable. I already have word from the developers that they are working hard on a new version 3.0.1, which should fix some bugs.
With WiFi, the problem is often caused by the firewall. It is necessary to realize that push does not go through TCP port 80. This is often the only port (sometimes together with 443) allowed at various hotspots, cafes, restaurants, etc. So the iPhone appears to be online, but push is not.
Personally, after installing os 3.0 and one program with notifications, the phone sometimes started to heat up quite a bit. What's interesting is that I didn't use the program enough to get any notifications at all.
this is just my case... I installed IM... and in the morning the iP was completely discharged and I had 95% battery before I went to sleep... and on top of that I was away from home (without a charger) and relied on the fact that my iPhone would last for the weekend... After when I got home, I charged the iP...and after 15 min. 55% again!...I couldn't think of why to discharge it at all, so I restored...and luckily I didn't have that application synchronized with iTunes yet. So all of a sudden, the batteries are in perfect order... After reading various discussions, I figured out what caused the rapid discharge;)
Hello.
I would like to ask, please, if when the push notification is turned on, other people will see that I am online on icq, even if I do not have it turned on.
Thanks.
I don't think turning off push notifications works. Even when I have them turned off and I connect the iPhone to the computer's speakers, I can hear regular interference caused by the push technology, but the messages do not go through.
Only turning off the Notification in Settings and restarting the iPhone will help.
At least I have such experience. My flashlight is fine, it can last a short time.
But then it seems that it is better not to activate push? Is the fault on the side of the IM developer or on the side of apple software?
All my enthusiasm for 3.0 is gone. Unimaginable what Apple allows its loyal community.
so - push the flashlight too, it's unreliable and unnecessarily complicated
so support for 1 3rd party application with automatic "KILL time" setting could remain and everything about IM was resolved.
WMkari will be jumping to the ceiling with joy...
Hmm, so I tried Reset Network Settings and the first thing I see is that the iPhone is showing me a full wifi signal at home again and not just the one icon that it started showing me after the update to 3.0. Maybe a coincidence, maybe not... who knows :)
I have an iphone 2G unlocked with redsn0w.
Can't the recommended "setup - general - restore - restore site settings" block the Czech SIM?
Thanks for the update. The refresh definitely helped the battery life a bit
I answer myself :-)
After resetting the network settings, the signal of the Czech operator came up normally on the unlocked iPhone 2G, I re-entered the 35-digit password for the home wifi and everything works as it should. Hopefully the battery will help too.
IM + twitter push
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/06/first-push-twitter-app-im/
IM+ 3.1 has been out for a long time, compared to the previous version I see a noticeable slowdown, the application crashes very often. Can't turn off background in conversation. Push from twitter also doesn't work. Otherwise, Push from icq and google talk works great, the only thing I regret is that whenever you receive a push and your phone is locked, unlocking it automatically starts IM+, it seems demented to me because it's tedious and I don't always want it :-(
So I tested IM+ Lite but I didn't start push. In IM+ it is set, in iP there is push data delivery in Mail/Contacts/Calendar, but until I start IM, the message does not appear in the background, it just hangs where the hell...
AIM is running OK.