For iOS:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pushover-notifications/id5060…
For Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.superblock…
This app gives you an gateway/API to send your own push notifications to your phone. See https://pushover.net/
Combine this with "recipes" from http://ifttt.com and you can see the potential, you can receive alerts for all sorts of "channels".
This is not for app developers, but for users (like web and network administrators).
I plan to use it for notifications when torrents finish (to save clogging up my inbox with email notifications), and for notifications when someone submits certain things to a couple of my websites (1 is for torrents, 1 for a rejection line thing) - again, to save clogging up my email with notifications that dont need to be kept for any reason.
But on this topic, wouldn't it be easier, more affordable and more compatible to simply send an email? Most people have live push notifications for new emails, I don't really understand the appeal of having some 3rd party app do that…
don't know what is this but for a dollar can't go wrong, so bought it. Anyone know any example.
Have a look at http://ifttt.com/recipes
I like, 'If it rains tomorrow, send me the weather report'
http://ifttt.com/recipes/46331
Or 'get email alert for a VIP email address only'
http://ifttt.com/recipes/46323
I haven't read all on the website but if you are writing ios app can't you just use the push notification?