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Starting versions (1.4 iOS, iPhone, iPad and 1.4.3 Android) Moodle Mobile support Push Notifications.
Starting from versions 1.4 (iOS, iPhone, iPad) and 1.4.3 (Android) Moodle Mobile supports Push Notifications:


1.  Install [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=message_airnotifier this plugin] in 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6* (or simply enable it in 2.7)
1.  Install [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=message_airnotifier this plugin] in 2.4*, 2.5* or 2.6 (or simply enable it in 2.7**);


2.  Connect it to a mesaging server, you can use ours in case your Moodle site is registered. Go to Site administration /Plugins /Message outputs /Mobile Notifications and click in Request access key
2.  Connect it to a messaging server, you can use ours in case your Moodle site is registered. Go to ''Site administration / Plugins / Message outputs / Mobile Notifications'' and click in ''Request access key'';


3.  Users need to connect at least once with the latest version of the app to register their phones with your site
3.  Users need to connect at least once with the latest version of the app to register their phones with your site;


4) Users can configure notificiations in the Moodle messaging preferences (Administration / My profile settings / Messaging)
4. Users can configure notifications in the Moodle messaging preferences (''Administration / My profile settings / Messaging'').


* For Moodle versions 2.4 and 2.5 the [[Moodle Mobile additional features]] must be also installed
<nowiki>*</nowiki> For Moodle versions 2.4 and 2.5 the [[Moodle Mobile additional features]] must be also installed.
** Only for Moodle different to 2.7 and onwards: If you upgrade your Moodle installation, you will have to reinstall the plugin since it add a couple of functions to the core Moodle Mobile service. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDLSITE-2815?focusedCommentId=273741&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-273741 for more information
<br /><nowiki>**</nowiki> Only for Moodle different from 2.7 and onwards: If you upgrade your Moodle installation, you will have to reinstall the plugin since it adds a couple of functions to the core Moodle Mobile service. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDLSITE-2815?focusedCommentId=273741&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-273741 for more information.


== Installing your own Notifications infrastructure ==
== Installing your own Notifications infrastructure ==


If you have a customized version of the Mobile app, or you want to use your own Notifications infrastructure then you have to install a private [http://airnotifier.github.io AirNotifier] (backend server for notifciations)
If you have a customized version of the Mobile app, or you want to use your own Notifications infrastructure then you have to install a private [http://airnotifier.github.io AirNotifier] (backend server for notifications).


You have to add your app certificates there, see https://github.com/airnotifier/airnotifier/wiki/Installation
You have to add your app certificates there, see https://github.com/airnotifier/airnotifier/wiki/Installation.


The message AirNotifier plugin allow you to point to your custom AirNotifier instance using your own access keys
The message AirNotifier plugin allow you to point to your custom AirNotifier instance using your own access keys.


Remember to install using GIT (branch moodle)
Remember to install using GIT (branch ''moodle'').


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:58, 20 August 2014

Starting from versions 1.4 (iOS, iPhone, iPad) and 1.4.3 (Android) Moodle Mobile supports Push Notifications:

1. Install this plugin in 2.4*, 2.5* or 2.6 (or simply enable it in 2.7**);

2. Connect it to a messaging server, you can use ours in case your Moodle site is registered. Go to Site administration / Plugins / Message outputs / Mobile Notifications and click in Request access key;

3. Users need to connect at least once with the latest version of the app to register their phones with your site;

4. Users can configure notifications in the Moodle messaging preferences (Administration / My profile settings / Messaging).

* For Moodle versions 2.4 and 2.5 the Moodle Mobile additional features must be also installed.
** Only for Moodle different from 2.7 and onwards: If you upgrade your Moodle installation, you will have to reinstall the plugin since it adds a couple of functions to the core Moodle Mobile service. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDLSITE-2815?focusedCommentId=273741&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-273741 for more information.

Installing your own Notifications infrastructure

If you have a customized version of the Mobile app, or you want to use your own Notifications infrastructure then you have to install a private AirNotifier (backend server for notifications).

You have to add your app certificates there, see https://github.com/airnotifier/airnotifier/wiki/Installation.

The message AirNotifier plugin allow you to point to your custom AirNotifier instance using your own access keys.

Remember to install using GIT (branch moodle).

See also