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Nick LandrySenior Technical Evangelist – Microsoft
Blog: AgeofMobility.com
@ActiveNick | github.com/ActiveNick
Building a Node.js Mobile App Backend
in the Cloud for Android Apps(for iOS, Windows & Web Apps too)
DroidCon NYC 2015
Microsoft
loves Android
devs
Xamarin
Build fully-native
Android apps in C#
Azure
Native SDKs to cloud-
enable your Java and
C# Android apps
“Project Astoria”
Bring your Java/C++
Android code to
Windows apps
Session Agenda
*not including those purely doing it for fun or learning purposes
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Notification Hubs
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Data Operations and their REST Equivalents
Base REST API Endpoint URL
https://mymobileservice.azure-mobile.net/tables/*
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A Basic table
Demo:
Azure Mobile Services
Push notification lifecycle
Registration at app launch1.
2.
Sending Notification1.
2.
Maintenance1.
Platform
Notification
Service
App back-end
Challenges of push notifications
Using Notification Hubs
One-time set up1.
Register1.
2.
Send Notification1.
2.
APNs WNS
Notification Hub
App back-end
iOS app Windows app
MPNS
GCM
ADM
Demo:
Push Notifications
Advantages of using Notification Hubs
Summary
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Thank You!
Slides will be posted on SlideShare. Demos are in GitHub.
Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/ActiveNick
Blog: www.AgeofMobility.com
Twitter: @ActiveNick
Mobile Apps: www.bigbaldapps.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/activenick
GitHub: github.com/ActiveNick
Email: [email protected]