implementing chat between two iphones

[kzad]

hi all,

i'd like to implement a simple chat application between two iphones (over the internet, not local network). I have two questions about this.

1. Is it possible to do it p2p with sockets? Or

2. Do I have to send all messages through a server

In each case - how do I generally do it? (for case 2, i know how to push data from the iphone to a server with soap, but not how to push data from the server to the iphone)

thanks.

[gagandeepb]

Originally Posted by kzad

hi all,

i'd like to implement a simple chat application between two iphones (over the internet, not local network). I have two questions about this.

1. Is it possible to do it p2p with sockets? Or

2. Do I have to send all messages through a server

In each case - how do I generally do it? (for case 2, i know how to push data from the iphone to a server with soap, but not how to push data from the server to the iphone)

thanks.

Did u get answer of ur second question? I am looking same.

[SkyTrix]

Since you explicitly say that you want it done over the internet, you will need to use a server. You could do it over bluetooth, but that of course has a limited range.

Listening for messages would be intense for your battery, so I'd suggest pushing them. I couldn't think of anything better than Push Notifications.