Apple today in an email notified iPhone developers, who were testing iPhone 3.0 betas, that they would begin testing their still unreleased push-notification system. Apple plans to test their push-notifications system with a pre-release version of the Associated Press iPhone application. This test will run for seven days.
Here’s what the email says:
1. Download the pre-release version of the Associated Press app for iPhone OS 3.0 from the iTunes Store via your desktop by entering this unique redemption code in the ‘Redeem’ section of iTunes, found under the ‘Quick Links’ section:
[code redacted]
This unique redemption code and the functionality of the application will expire in seven days.
2. Install the application on a development device running iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 by synching it to iTunes. Make sure to accept notifications when prompted after installation. This application can only be installed on devices running iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5.
3. When you first run the app, choose U.S. English as your region when prompted. The U.S. English region will receive alerts, the Canadian English region will not. For purposes of the test, AP will be sending a high-volume of real news alerts.
4. If you do not receive notifications from the app within 48 hours after installation, let us know.
The service, which is still in development, was switched on a month ago and allowed developers to test their applications with it. The push-notification system allows iPhone applications to receive updates while they are not actively running, thus saving battery life and system resources.
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