Using XMPP for push user notifications on Android - any way to target these so they don't go to Google Talk etc

Question

I want to use XMPP to push data to my client which would translate to a notification for the user, and plan on using their google-id for login to my application. The way I understand XMPP is that its a simple message that goes directly to the adress, but I want the client to get it as instructions and turn it into gamestate information.

It would be very frustrating for a user to get a bunch of command tuples or hex garbage in their google chat! Am I misunderstanding the way this all works?

Answer 1

“Xtify has an out of the box solution that runs a variant of XMPP. You can then use their webservice to push notifications and custom data and intents to the device and your app. I've been using there more standard solution (platform for push and managment), but the push API works and is free.