Part of the The Realtime® Framework, Realtime Cloud Messaging (aka ORTC) is a secure, fast and highly scalable cloud-hosted Pub/Sub real-time message broker for web and mobile apps.
If your website or mobile app has data that needs to be updated in the user’s interface as it changes (e.g. real-time stock quotes or ever changing social news feed) Realtime Cloud Messaging is the reliable, easy, unbelievably fast, “works everywhere” solution.
This sample app uses the Realtime® Framework Pub/Sub Android library to connect, send and receive messages through a Realtime® Server in the cloud. Through the integrated use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) messages are delivered to users as push notifications when the app is not running.
###This app is compatible with the iOS sample. See https://github.com/realtime-framework/MessagingObjectivecChat
NOTE: For simplicity these samples assume you're using a Realtime® Framework developers' application key with the authentication service disabled (every connection will have permission to publish and subscribe to any channel). For security guidelines please refer to the Security Guide.
Don't forget to replace
YOUR_APPLICATION_KEYwith your own application key andYOUR_PROJECT_IDwith your GCM Project Number. If you don't already own a free Realtime® Framework application key, get one now.
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Under Tools / Android / Android SDK Manager make sure "Extras/Google Repository","Extras/Google Play services","Extras/Android Support Repository" and "Extras/Android Support Library", are installed.
The Mobile Push Notifications Starting Guide can be found here
The complete Realtime® Cloud Messaging reference documentation is available here