i am planning to implement a push notification into android app , i saw so many threads related to that but i am focusing on using XMPP as i have ejabber installed already.
i came across the aSmack library but i am not aware how promising and stable that library is for pubusb architecture as this model can provide push notifications.
what i want t know is
1) even the receiver who will receive the push notification has to be constantly connected with the ejabbered server ?
2) What should i do to get the advantage of C2MD as using XMPP and aSmack i dont think i will be able t to get the benefits of C2MD
i have tried few libraries
1) xtify (paid)
2) urbanairship (paid)
3) Android Cloud to Device Messaging ( must require google account )
so i guess better to create your own using XMPP , can any one help me with the above questions