Tag Archives: push

Apple Store app now tracks deliveries with push notifications

An update to the Apple Store app now provides users with push notifications for delivery updates. Version 2.6 will give you notifications when your order ships, and when your item is delivered, providing you with regular updates in between. The app will also be able to send you push notifications to tell you when you’re eligible for upgrade pricing on a…

AppGratis was pulled for push notification violations

If you hadn’t seen the news earlier today about AppGratis getting pulled, don’t worry, now we know why. According to AllThingsD, Apple has said that it violates two clauses of the developer terms and agreements. These two clauses deal with showing and promoting applications that aren’t your own, and using push notifications to for advertising and…

Twitterrific 5 gets push notifications for iOS

Popular Twitter client Twitterrific has just received an update for iOS. Version 5.2 finally brings push notifications to the app, a feature which can now be activated in settings. The push notification service is currently in beta, and so will be rolled out to users in groups of 1000 users over the next few weeks. If you find you can’t activate push…

iOS 6 fixes stolen iPhone iMessage bug

Some users have reported that while on iOS 5, their iPhones were stolen, and even after remotely wiping them, the thief was still receiving iMessages intended for the owner of the device. Apparently, this was fixed in iOS 6, The Next Web reports. This bug was first reported in late 2011, with some users claiming that their stolen iPhones could still…