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Lion Server: Push Notification Server and supported applications

Posted in Apple Mac OS

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

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

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