iOS 7 Remote notifications

Question

In a article I read that in iOS 7 something called Remote notifications was introduced. Is it similar to APN?

If my iPad run on a local area network, which doesn't have an internet connection, can I use this new Remote notifications option or is there any other new concept introduced in iOS 7 where I can send messages to the iPad without using internet(can't use APN).

Thanks.

Answer 1

Remote notifications is a synonym to Push Notifications, so it's not just similar to APN, it's the same thing. They require connection to the APN servers, and therefore they require internet connection.

Local and push notifications serve different design needs. A local notification is local to an application on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Push notifications—also known as remote notifications —arrive from outside a device. They originate on a remote server—the application's provider—and are pushed to applications on devices (via the Apple Push Notification service) when there are messages to see or data to download.

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Answer 2

I found the answer to my first question from Apple forum.

"iOS 7 remote notifications are a small enhacement to the standard APN system. The only difference is that when they arrive, the application is given background time to react to the notification. With classic APN, the app isn't woken up until the user acts on the notification."