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Google Cloud Messaging with Payload

google cloud messaging (or gcm) sends two types of messages:

  1. collapsible, “send-to-sync” messages, where  new messages replace older ones  in the sending queue. (i.e. the older messages are “collapsed”).
  2. non-collapsible messages with payload, where  every single message is delivere  d.

each payload in non-collapsible messages is a unique content that has to be delivered and can’t be just replaced with a more recent message in the server sending queue. on the other hand, a  collapsible message can be a simple  ping  from the server to ask its mobile clients to sync their data.

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Google Cloud Messaging with Android

You have probably heard a lot of talk about the wonderful things the cloud can do for you, and you are probably curious about how those services may come into play in your daily life. If this sounds like you, then you need to know that cloud services are playing an increasingly important role in our lives, and we need to look at how they can change how we message one another. 

Many people are looking at Android cloud messaging as the next leap forward into a future where it is possible to reach out to the people we care about and save those messages directly in the cloud. Never miss the opportunity to communicate with someone who truly matters to you, and start using cloud storage to back up your messages. It is as simple as that!