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Getting notifications on changes to the iPhone Address book

In my iPhone app, I have a collection of contacts from the iPhone address book, whose ABRecordIDs are stored via Core Data. I want to keep track of any changes made to them in and out of my app. Currently, on startup, I loop through all the ABRecordIDs I have, checking for any updates. This is horribly inefficient, of course. Is there a...

Is there an easy way to prompt the user for his preferred notification tone?

I'm trying to create a notification that uses a different sound than Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND. Is there an easy way I can pop up a Sound picker where the user can choose from? and how do I use the sound picked for my notification? ...

how can i get all the system notifications that are shown now?

how can i get all the system notifications that are shown now?i want to write a programe that can intercept the notifications that other apps notified. ...

How to retrieve missed calls on Android SDK 2.2

Hello everyone, in my app I should do some action when a call comes but not answered by the user. I have searched in the android.telephony and the NotificationManager, but I haven't found a method to solve this problem. Does someone have an idea of how to get to know if there is a missed call on the phone or not ? Thanks in advance f...

Facebook notification system: Is it polling?

Notification when the user first login, not so hard, just require a database scan, I can deal with that. However, when a friend send a request or comment on profile X, a notification is sent, and almost immediately receive on the other end even when the user X not making any request. Is it polling? Does not feel like it, since the page n...

System Tray Balloon Notifications from Adobe Air?

Is it possible to make an Adobe Air app create a native windows balloon notification/tooltip? I know it is possible to make a window appear in the corner, but I would like to use native windows notifications. ...

I need a notification system in a web application

I have a web application which our customer use it all day. Some times, i need to stop or restart application. When I do it, some customers' work is interrupted and this makes them nervous. I want to make a notification system that, appear on application and inform customers about shutting down of system. How can I make a system like t...

different sets of notification icons based on notification bar color

I am displaying a notification icon which is dark gray. It looks fine on Nexus One, where the notification area is light gray and is almost invisible on HTC Desire (Sense UI - dark gray notification bar). Is there a way to overcome that? (The icon cannot be changed). Thanks a lot EDIT: "The icon cannot be changed meaning" that I am usi...

SqlDependency.Start permissions

I'm having a really tough time finding authoritative information on how to set up and use SqlDependency caching with SQL Server 2008. We've implemented the use of sql dependency cache, and it's working in our dev environment. Unfortunately, with the default settings the user needs to have quite elevated permissions which our DBAs will no...

Android - how to raise an alert after a long time (a month or more)

What is the best way to set an long-term alert/reminder from an Android application? I'd like to display notification in a few weeks after current date. I believe there is no need to write a service for such task. Will AlarmManager do the trick? Or should application be started daily and performing check? After countdown was started, up...

can we do push notification in iphone using phonegap fremwork?

hi, i need basic idea about how to implement push notification using phonegap fremwork. ...

Automatic mail alert to customers on new products arrival in magento

Hi, I want to add this feature in magento.Automatic mail alert to customers on new products arrival in magento upon on their subscription, its not like RSS but its just mail with the product alert alone. is there any extension or something else. ...

Database design for Group Notification System

I am trying to create a group notification system. If I am in a group, then anyone who comment on the group's wall, a notification will send out to every group member. Here is my database design: I have two tables: Notification and NotificationRead. NotificationRead +userId (String) +lastRead (int) - default is 0 Notification ... +time...

JBoss MBean NotificationListener problems

Hi, I'm having some trubles with NotificationListener on JBoss. I'm have a MBean on an JBoss, I can connet and call their methods. But when I'm trying to add Notifications y get the next exception: org.jboss.invocation.JBossLazyUnmarshallingException: getArguments failed at org.jboss.invocation.MarshalledInvocation.getArguments(Ma...

Dismissing/Updating Local Notification Programmatically in iPhone sdk4

I am working on an app that runs in the background with the backgroundmode set to location. In the didUpdateToLocation: method, I want to generate local notification. I want the app to show the notification only when previous notification has been viewed. Another option is to show only the latest notification and dismiss all the previous...

Is cancelAllLocalNotifications App specific or for all local notifications

Hi I'm working a bit with local notifications for the iPhone. All well so far and I'm just seeking confirmation about the cancelAllLocalNotifications. Would it be correct that firing off a cancelAllLocalNotifications would cancel all SCHEDULED notifications ONLY FOR THIS APP? E.g other (non scheduled) notifications in this app would ...

how does a service return result to an activity

hi, i seem to have a classic task, yet i can't find any examples on how to do it. i want to download something. well i call a web service and get a response... but its pretty much the same. in order to do this i have an activity that starts a service that spawns a thread that does the job. now i would like to use the data i got in th...

Phonegap background service on iOS4?

Can I get a phonegap application running on iOS 4 to have a background service when it's not the active app (e.g. check a url every hour and alert the user if there have been any changes)? And if so, how? ...

Is there a simple way to edit / modify a UILocalNotification

Is there an easier way to edit, for example, the alertBody property of an already scheduled UILocalNotification ? For now, I just cancel the notification and schedule a new one but when the app needs to do this for 3 or more notifications, it takes long time to execute... ...

How to know when Youtube player/plugin on iPad goes fullscreen?

Is there any way to know when the Youtube player/plugin on iPad goes fullscreen? I have a UIWebview being displayed inside a Modal view controller that contains a Youtube video. If the user choose to view the Youtube video in fullscreen mode, it's displayed in fullscreen (naturally), but behind the UIWebview's modal view. I'd like to k...