Isy notification to iPhone.

[firebladeRR1k]

Does anyone know of any good solutions to have the isy send an iOS notification? I have it sending SMS but I would really rather it through the notification center. I have mobilinc, but I have not seen any similar features in it. I have a linux server up 24x7 so i can have it relay events from programs via the networking module. I am currently looking into growl, which may work. Just wanted to get everyone's thoughts.

[kevkmartin]

I use the app called Push.

 

You set it up, and are assigned a proxy email address.

 

The isy sends an email to the assigned address; that triggers a push notification to the iPhone.

[Xathros]

firebladeRR1k-

 

Prowl does exactly the same thing. I was just playing with it here. Much quicker turnaround than SMS/MMS to the phone and much less intrusive. There is a Prowl API so it may be possible to send direct from the ISY to the prowlapp.com server without the need for SMTP in the middle but I haven't dug deeper into that yet.

 

The iPhone App is $2.99 and the Prowlapp.com account is free. It does integrate nicely with Growl on my MAC as well.

 

kevkmartin-

 

Thanks for the mention of Push. I'll go have a look and see what it offers.

 

EDIT: I don't see an app called Push. Can you give me more details on it? Who is the vendor?

EDIT 2: Nevermind. Found it. Push 4.0 by Fabien Penso. $4.99 in the App store.

 

-Xathros

[Xathros]

All-

 

Here is a review of two Email to iPhone Push Notification Systems: (Prowl and Push 4.0)

 

Prowl: Available from the App store for $2.99 Requires free registration with the Prowlapp.com proxy service. Once registered, you can create API keys for connecting devices/applications to your Prowl account. An API key can be used as an email address in the form of @prowlapp.com

 

Here are some screen shots showing ISY generated notifications sent to Prowl via email:

 

The right hand screenshot shows 2 of the notifications "Expanded"

 

 

Push 4.0: Available from the App store for $4.99. Requires free registration (via the App) with 4Push.com proxy service. Again, there is an email address assigned (Only one in this case) when you can send your message to be pushed to the iPhone/iPod/iPad. Here are some screenshots of Push 4.0 notifications:

 

The right hand screenshot shows a selected notification.

 

Both apps allow for connecting with Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds as if we weren't annoyed by those apps enough already. During my testing, I had the ISY configured to send to both services simultaneously and found that in each test, the notifications arrived at my iPhone simultaneously as well with about a 5 second delay between send and receipt. Both apps are universal and look good on both the iPhone/iPod and iPad/iPad3.

 

Things that stood out:

 

Push 4.0 keeps track of which notifications you have read and that status is shown across all devices that are receiving those notifications. Kinda like IMAP mail but for notifications.

 

Prowl is a lot more configurable. You can set notification text size from very small through very large. You can set up a "Quiet hours" schedule where only the badge numbers will update for new notifications, A "Do Not Disturb" toggle for times outside of the Quiet Hours schedule, Ability to redirect to a URL included in the notification (Maybe use this with the REST interface ??), Priority settings (-2 through +2 where 0 is normal and +2 can be configured to override Quiet and Do Not Disturb and each priority level can have it's own alert sound assigned.

EDIT: Prowl also tracks read/unread status across multiple devices.

 

My choice in the end is Prowl. Its cheaper, more configurable, it's "Inbox" shows much more history and navigation seems easier.

 

I hope this all proves useful to someone.

 

-Xathros

[wrj0]

I've been using Prowl to receive both ISY and ELK notifications since last October, and have been very pleased with its operation.

[biredale]

Thanks!

 

Brian

[biredale]

Can you provide configuration instructions for having the ISY send to Prowl for this newbie?

 

 

Thanks!

 

Brian

[firebladeRR1k]

Thanks for the great review. This helps out a ton. I will try setting this up today. I did not realize this would be as simple as just having it sent to an email address. I figured I would have to work through the api with REST or something similar.

[wrj0]

Brian,

You'll just need to register with Prowl to get your own email address, then enter that into your ISY under Configuration | Email Notifications | Settings/Groups. Then in your ISY program(s) use the Notify operation to 'Send Notification To' and select your Prowl entry to send the message content that you have selected.

[biredale]

Got it thanks!

 

 

Thanks!

 

Brian

[biredale]

Has anybody used the ISY to gmail to Prowl iPhone notification with a 'Emergencies' message level? I am trying to figure out how to create exceptions to the 'Quiet Time' setting in Prowl.

 

 

Thanks!

 

Brian

[Xathros]

Brian-

 

See: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6981

 

This uses network resources to send direct to the prowl server and this way you can specify priority. I just finished moving all my high priority notifications to this method.

 

-Xathros

[firebladeRR1k]

I was going to ask how to implement variables in the network module, but after seeing your post today at the link above, I see we cannot yet. Does anyone know if/when this may be included in the network module. Seems it would be necessary, to get the fullest use out of the network module.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello firebladeRR1k,

 

This requirement has been on our plate for a long while now. The main issue is that, due to its low priority, it keeps going to the bottom of the list.

 

In short, it's something we will have to do but I just don't have an ETA.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[firebladeRR1k]

Thanks for the quick reply. It is great to hear that it is on the list. Is there any chance of raising the priority since this would be very beneficial in interacting with other services and possibly local servers.

 

Thanks

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello firebladeRR1k,

 

Yes, absolutely. It just requires a lot of noise from our customers!

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[Xathros]

Hello firebladeRR1k,

 

Yes, absolutely. It just requires a lot of noise from our customers!

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

 

Add me to the list of noisemakers then!

 

-Xathros

[wrj0]

Having support for Variables in Network Resources would be very useful.

[biredale]

NOISE.

 

 

Thanks!

 

Brian

[Teken]

YES, please add it in the next up coming release(s)!

 

NOISE . . NOISE . . NOISE . . MORE NOISE!

 

Teken . . .

[Plau]

when I test my network resource created for prowl, I get this message!

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello Plau,

 

401 = Authorization failed. You are not sending your correct credentials.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[Plau]

Hello Michel

I re create a network resource with now this error message!

I'm not sure to understand about the credentials, if I send api key no need credential! do I need set up credential for use network module?

[kevkmartin]

Rabble rabble noise noise!!!

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Plau,

 

The service you are sending the notification to requires authentication (i.e. userid/password). You are not providing it the correct userid/password.

 

kevkmartin,

 

???

 

With kind regards,

Michel