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  1. Toast push notification can resuming the app

    If the application in the background,Toast push notification can resuming the app,not restart the app.

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      0 comments  ·  Push Notification  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • More background tasks to be allowed.

      simple. let there be more than 9.

      A user should be able to deside between power drain and functions.

      19 votes
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        0 comments  ·  Push Notification  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • Support for Caching of Push Notifications on the Cache server, similar to Windows 8

        It would help developers a lot if it was possible to let the Push Notification Server cache the last push notification. Similar to the support of X-WNS-CachePolicy header for Windows 8 push notifications. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465435.aspx#pncodes_x_wns_cache

        13 votes
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          0 comments  ·  Push Notification  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • bluetooth handsfree notification

          Enable user apps to use the Bluetooth hansfree notification just like when receiving a SMS on 7.5 while the phone is connected to a handsfree.

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          • Scheduled Tasks

            Ability to create scheduled tasks that occur at a given interval. Regardless of the state of the phone. (ie like Windows scheduled tasks or linux cron jobs).
            I would like to schedule a job to 'POST' a url every 10min to keep alive UNTANGLE authentication. Currently Periodic tasks have a 30min limit, Push Notifications won't wake up the phone. This is possible on Android and iOS.

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            • Push Notification with Windows Azure

              In Android For C2DM , Google is providing free account and restrict number of messages per day.Likewise Microsoft can provide Free Azure account for minimal number of messages per Day.This might make the usability of windows Azure Enviroinment.

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              • Allow to create Alert and Reminder from Background Task execution.

                Allow to create Alert and Reminder from Background Task execution.

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                • Give Azure free for developer. (Don't take credit card Details)

                  I think Microsoft provide Azure cloud computing free for developer.
                  No need to feel up credit card details.

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                  • Allow us to upload a CSR instead of requiring Root CA signed cert

                    Would work just like Apple does, there is no reason why we need to purchase a certificate every year from a root CA and worry about certificate chain issues. We could just upload a CSR and Microsoft provide a signed certificate via their own CA.

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