proximity alert badges? (iOS)

Get Started | Login

Discussion Forums > Uncategorized

Replies: 7 Views: 754

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	confirm \| cancel 06/21/11 05:21 AM (14 years ago) proximity alert badges? (iOS) A clients wants me to incorporate a proximity alert badge to his app. So if someone's driving along and gets to within, say 5 miles of them, a badge would come up (whether their app's open or not) and say something like Come to Joe's Cafe for $199 breakfast today only Any ideas on how I could incorporate this? I guess the alert would say special deal at Joes with a cancel/view button...and the view buton would then open the app and take you to more info on the deal? (iOS, buzztouch 1.5) Title Comments A clients wants me to incorporate a proximity alert badge to his app. So if someone's driving along and gets to within, say 5 miles of them, a badge would come up (whether their app's open or not) and say something like Come to Joe's Cafe for $199 breakfast today only Any ideas on how I could incorporate this? I guess the alert would say special deal at Joes with a cancel/view button...and the view buton would then open the app and take you to more info on the deal? (iOS, buzztouch 1.5)

MacApple Apple Fan Posts: 4675 Reg: Oct 25, 2010 USA 61,150	06/21/11 05:26 AM (14 years ago) Subscribing to this thread, should be interesting. Assume you have managed to get push notifications working? Comments Subscribing to this thread, should be interesting. Assume you have managed to get push notifications working?

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	06/21/11 05:29 AM (14 years ago) Only thought of it, not done it. Comments Only thought of it, not done it.

Stefan buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 558 Reg: Dec 21, 2010 Sweden 14,780	06/21/11 10:32 AM (14 years ago) $199 breakfast. What a bargin'! LOL Comments $199 breakfast. What a bargin'! LOL

basement Aspiring developer Posts: 488 Reg: Apr 07, 2011 Ontario 4,880	06/21/11 10:33 AM (14 years ago) Oops! Hey someone's got to pay for the app development! ;-) Comments Oops! Hey someone's got to pay for the app development! ;-)

MacApple Apple Fan Posts: 4675 Reg: Oct 25, 2010 USA 61,150	06/21/11 10:44 AM (14 years ago) Yeah Stefan, inflation is a killer here! Comments Yeah Stefan, inflation is a killer here!

hacerapps buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 542 Reg: Jan 30, 2011 usa 11,170	06/21/11 01:24 PM (14 years ago) sounds interesting Comments sounds interesting

David @ buzztouch buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 6866 Reg: Jan 01, 2010 Monterey, CA 78,840	06/21/11 03:35 PM (14 years ago) Does sound interesting. Apple WILL NOT trigger a Push Notification based on location information for this exact reason. Imagine how troubling it would be if all the Joes Diner's on the street pushed ads to my phone everytime I drove by? LOL. The idea does have merit and I totally understand the power of it. In fact, Apple themeselves do say you can use location information + push notifications to 'power location based advertising.' Um, whats the difference? An ad from some distant Viragra dealer popping up on my phone is OK but a push notification from my buddy Joes coffee shop (another ad) is not? Whatever. So...not sure how you're going to constantly monitor somebodies location (battery would suck it dry super fast) to pull this off. Keep us posted if you figure out a way. Comments Does sound interesting. Apple WILL NOT trigger a Push Notification based on location information for this exact reason. Imagine how troubling it would be if all the Joes Diner's on the street pushed ads to my phone everytime I drove by? LOL. The idea does have merit and I totally understand the power of it. In fact, Apple themeselves do say you can use location information + push notifications to 'power location based advertising.' Um, whats the difference? An ad from some distant Viragra dealer popping up on my phone is OK but a push notification from my buddy Joes coffee shop (another ad) is not? Whatever. So...not sure how you're going to constantly monitor somebodies location (battery would suck it dry super fast) to pull this off. Keep us posted if you figure out a way.

Login + Screen Name Required to Post Login to participate so you can start earning points. Once you're logged in (and have a screen name entered in your profile), you can subscribe to topics, follow users, and start learning how to make apps like the pros.