First look at the Unification Notification center for Windows Phone

This morning nosotros reported that NotifyMe! was in the works as an independent notification system for Windows Phone 8 and how this volition exist competing with Liquid Daffodil's proposed Unification organization, which is already in early beta testing.

We now have more than info including some new screenshots of what that Unification system volition await like, including some features that users can look when it is finally released. What makes this interesting of course is this is non just conceptual but already existence done by Liquid Daffodil, moving across the numerous proposed models we've seen in the by from the Windows Phone customs.

This is real, this is happening, folks.

Unification notification center for Windows Phone
Unification: Displaying supported apps, with power to jump to their notifications

Hither are some of the main features that are at present working in Unification:

Not but Notifications, merely Notification History, 100% managed past a user
Optional additional information that CAN'T be independent in a Toast or Tile, like 255 graphic symbol message from the app
Single location to view ALL your Notifications for ALL devices, including apps on Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 and Windows viii (like fantweestic! Super rowi Bros:TweetWerks)

Nosotros've been told that all of Liquid Daffodil's apps that apply notifications accept been updated to include Unification support and are pending Store approval. Likewise, for those wondering yes, Windows Phone Central is planning to opt-in with our app as well and we hope to be 1 of the get-go not-Liquid Daffodil apps to support this system at launch.

The big hurdle that Unification obviously faces is third-party app developers adding the line of code to their apps. In reality, that's a simple step and since it is free for them, there actually should be no excuse to not do it. But the question remains if users volition start demanding that their favorite apps opt-in to Unification or, like the nascent 'homebrew scene', it remains a small minority. There is also the larger problem if major services like WhatsApp or Facebook would e'er join the motion, which would seem of import for the concept to accept off.

For developers, the system is seemingly very elementary and secure:

Free to developers
It only takes ane line of code
Secure and encrypted
Information technology offers way more than an eventual Microsoft solution, particularly Windows Phone 7 notifications AND "additional" messages

As Unification comes closer to being a reality, we'll meet about posting those developers/apps that have signed on to the system, to help build momentum. What do you folks think?

Are you a programmer and wish to become involved and participate in the beta of the Unification service? Be sure to contact the team at unifyus@liquiddaffodil.com. Liquid Daffodil are later on all developers who back up Windows and / or Windows Phone. Unification is a free project to participate in (and will be free once the service hits golden and goes live), then we urge you to at to the lowest degree contact them virtually your app(s).

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