WP7 Push notifications not working after app has been published - windows-phone-7

I'm using toast notifications for my phone app. When the app is first started on someones phone it will get the push notification URL and then store it in our database so we can send notifications down to the user.
In testing, using both the emulator and testing on my HTC WP7 the notification was found and uploaded.
Now the application is in the store, notification URL's are coming to the server as NULL. In the app dashboard I'm getting the following:
Missing certificate for authenticated push notifications: Certificate for authenticated push notifications
Would this be causing the issue? If so, how do I go about getting this certificate? I can't find anything relating to this anywhere.
Below is a code snippet, which worked in testing but since publishing to the store is always returning NULL:
private void BindChannel()
{
channel = HttpNotificationChannel.Find(channelName);
if (channel == null || channel.ChannelUri == null)
{
if (channel != null) DisposeChannel();
channel = new HttpNotificationChannel(channelName);
channel.ChannelUriUpdated += channel_ChannelUriUpdated;
channel.Open();
}
else
{
StorageSettings.StoreSetting("NotifyURL", channel.ChannelUri.AbsoluteUri);
}
SubscribeToChannelEvents();
if (!channel.IsShellTileBound) channel.BindToShellTile();
if (!channel.IsShellToastBound) channel.BindToShellToast();
string notificationUri = string.Empty;
if (StorageSettings.TryGetSetting<string>("NotifyURL", out notificationUri))
{
if (notificationUri != channel.ChannelUri.AbsoluteUri)
{
StorageSettings.StoreSetting("NotifyURL", channel.ChannelUri.AbsoluteUri);
}
}
else
{
if (channel.ChannelUri != null)
{
StorageSettings.StoreSetting("NotifyURL", channel.ChannelUri.AbsoluteUri);
}
}
}

Actully i am getting also null url but in my side its WNS not responding after some time it will working fine.
And I think bellow link may be help you
Overview of pushnotification
How to authenticate with the Windows Push Notification Service (WNS) (Windows)

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How to Register a device through Azure Notification Hub App Service SDK or manually for a Xamarin Forms App?

So i'm using Azure Notification Hub, and in that i followed their tutorial where they had mentioned to use FCM for Android , configure it and use their API key, and creating a certificate for iOS, which is working flawless
But the problem is i'm working on Xamarin forms, and i'd like to know if i could do the registration manually through API, and i've already written a method to do that in my API Service
public async Task<string> RegisterDevice([FromBody] string handle = null)
{
string newRegistrationId = null;
//newRegistrationId = await hub.CreateRegistrationIdAsync();
//// make sure there are no existing registrations for this push handle (used for iOS and Android)
//if (handle != null)
//{
// var registrations = await hub.GetRegistrationsByChannelAsync(handle, 100);
// foreach (var registration in registrations)
// {
// if (newRegistrationId == null)
// {
// newRegistrationId = registration.RegistrationId;
// }
// else
// {
// await hub.DeleteRegistrationAsync(registration);
// }
// }
//}
newRegistrationId = await hub.CreateRegistrationIdAsync();
return newRegistrationId;
}
But i'm not able to understand how the device would be linked to this registration ID and/or what is a pns handle, i know the abbreviation but i dont know how to use it in this case or if at all is it necessary?
Any help would be deeply appreciated
While registering Azure Notification Hub, If you want to ask for Push permissions after login, you have to call RegisterForRemoteNotifications(); (iOS) & CreateNotificationChannel(); (Android) after Login.
What you're asking would require a few steps-
You would have to created a DependencyService like this, which would require creating an Interface like IPushRegistrationService with a RegisterForPush() function that would basically be called after login:
var pushService = DependencyService.Get<IPushRegistrationService>();
pushService.RegisterForPush();

How to use the library PushSharp to send push notifications to iOS?

I am using the latest PushSharp version to send push notification through APN. I am using the below code given in their Git wiki page to send the notifications:
// Configuration (NOTE: .pfx can also be used here)
var config = new ApnsConfiguration (ApnsConfiguration.ApnsServerEnvironment.Sandbox,
"push-cert.p12", "push-cert-pwd");
// Create a new broker
var apnsBroker = new ApnsServiceBroker (config);
// Wire up events
apnsBroker.OnNotificationFailed += (notification, aggregateEx) => {
aggregateEx.Handle (ex => {
// See what kind of exception it was to further diagnose
if (ex is ApnsNotificationException) {
var notificationException = (ApnsNotificationException)ex;
// Deal with the failed notification
var apnsNotification = notificationException.Notification;
var statusCode = notificationException.ErrorStatusCode;
Console.WriteLine ($"Apple Notification Failed: ID={apnsNotification.Identifier}, Code={statusCode}");
} else {
// Inner exception might hold more useful information like an ApnsConnectionException
Console.WriteLine ($"Apple Notification Failed for some unknown reason : {ex.InnerException}");
}
// Mark it as handled
return true;
});
};
apnsBroker.OnNotificationSucceeded += (notification) => {
Console.WriteLine ("Apple Notification Sent!");
};
// Start the broker
apnsBroker.Start ();
foreach (var deviceToken in MY_DEVICE_TOKENS) {
// Queue a notification to send
apnsBroker.QueueNotification (new ApnsNotification {
DeviceToken = deviceToken,
Payload = JObject.Parse ("{\"aps\":{\"badge\":7}}")
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}
// Stop the broker, wait for it to finish
// This isn't done after every message, but after you're
// done with the broker
apnsBroker.Stop ();
The confusions -
I don't know if the method apnsBroker.QueueNotification sends the push at all, or just queues it up.
I don't know if I need to install the apple certificate in some way on my Windows machine.
There is no proper sample code available online with the latest version of PushSharp.
Just fire the above code in a console application and Pushsharp will send the notifications.
Apple allow a single push token for a push notification at a time.
The code works as it. But there are some uncertain points as you said.
First notification will be send right away when you queue it, it is just a async mechanism to not to wait the code there. So if anything goes wrong (or right) you can handle it via broker's events.
Second part is a little complicated. First of all you have create a certificate for pushnotifications on a macOS machine. Than you have to upload it to your developer account etc. You can find videos how to that via google. It is pretty long to describe it here. Than you have to export your "Apple Push Services" certificate from your macOSmachine to a p12 file. And get and put that .p12 file to your .net service folder for example to "App_Data" folder and load it like (i assume you are writing a web service):
var config = new ApnsConfiguration(ApnsConfiguration.ApnsServerEnvironment.Sandbox,
Path.Combine(HostingEnvironment.ApplicationPhysicalPath, "App_Data", "yourfileName.p12"),"yourFilePassword");
I hope that helps you.

parse.com Client Push notifications are not received in windows phone when application is offline

I have followed the steps given in the document in parse.com, but the client side notifications are not received in windows phone when the app is offline. But if I send a Campaign push from parse.com it reaches fine even if the app is offline.
The client push works fine if my app is online. Also I have verified that my client push reaches parse.com and do not see any issues with the message content.
public App() {
ParseClient.Initialize("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");
this.Startup += async (sender, args) =>
{
// This optional line tracks statistics around app opens, including push effectiveness:
ParseAnalytics.TrackAppOpens(RootFrame);
ParsePush.ToastNotificationReceived += (sender, args) =>
{
var json = ParsePush.PushJson(args);
MessageBox.Show("Received a new notification");
};
}

Can't singin into SkyDrive account. WP7

I am making SkyDrive integration in my app for Windows phone. Every time after login screen in signInButton_SessionChanged it gives me e.Status = Unknown with e.Error = "".
I tried download some examples for SkyDrive integration
http://rabeb.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/using-skydrive-in-your-windows-phone-applications-part-1/
, but it gives the same result.
private void signInButton1_SessionChanged(object sender, Microsoft.Live.Controls.LiveConnectSessionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Status == LiveConnectSessionStatus.Connected)
{
session = e.Session;
client = new LiveConnectClient(session);
infoTextBlock.Text = "Signed in.";
}
else
{
infoTextBlock.Text = "Not signed in.";
client = null;
}
}
I tried to change App ID ond Live account also, but nothing helps. Please help.
This can happen if in application settings at Live Connect Developer Center you haven't specified that it is a Mobile client app:

Wp7:Push notification channel URI is null

We are trying to test push notifications, using the latest code from the documentation How to: Set Up a Notification Channel for Windows Phone
public HttpNotificationChannel myChannel;
public void CreatingANotificationChannel()
{
myChannel = HttpNotificationChannel.Find("MyChannel");
if (myChannel == null)
{
myChannel = new HttpNotificationChannel("MyChannel","www.contoso.com");
// An application is expected to send its notification channel URI to its corresponding web service each time it launches.
// The notification channel URI is not guaranteed to be the same as the last time the application ran.
myChannel.ChannelUriUpdated += new EventHandler<NotificationChannelUriEventArgs>(myChannel_ChannelUriUpdated);
myChannel.Open();
}
else // Found an existing notification channel.
{
// The URI that the application sends to its web service.
Debug.WriteLine("Notification channel URI:" + myChannel.ChannelUri.ToString());
}
myChannel.HttpNotificationReceived += new EventHandler<HttpNotificationEventArgs>(myChannel_HttpNotificationReceived);
myChannel.ShellToastNotificationReceived += new EventHandler<NotificationEventArgs>(myChannel_ShellToastNotificationReceived);
myChannel.ErrorOccurred += new EventHandler<NotificationChannelErrorEventArgs>(myChannel_ErrorOccurred);
}
If HttpNotificationChannel.Find() returns null, it opens a new channel, but the ChannelUriUpdated event is never triggered.
If HttpNotificationChannel.Find() returns a channel, the ChannelUri property is null. The sample code crashes here because it assumes the ChannelUri property to be not null.
In neither case is the ErrorOccurred event triggered.
How can i solve this problem? This problem is because of microsoft server or any thing else?
Thnks in advance
EDIT
Waiting for replay,after ten days i am suffering of null uri problem
Can any one tell me how can i solve this problem some time MSPN server give chanalk uri ans some time not i mean some time it give null reference Exception.
What Microsoft doing?
If I don't go wrong, www.contoso.com it's a example URI to demonstrate that you need to put your own server URL address, but in my experience, I never use in that way. I prefer just to put
myChannel = new HttpNotificationChannel("MyChannel");
Look this example (it's in Spanish) but the codes are very clear of what you need to do to set the push notification client and service.
I hope I helped you.
You are testing in what mobile are Emulator,
Do you have developer account subscription for windows phone development,
Had you Developer unlocked your mobile,
Noorul.
I think the problem is that you are using the HttpNotificationChannel constructor of the authenticated web service, according to the documentation.
Instead, you should use the constructor that takes only one parameter, as you can check in this example
/// Holds the push channel that is created or found.
HttpNotificationChannel pushChannel;
// The name of our push channel.
string channelName = "ToastSampleChannel";
// Try to find the push channel.
pushChannel = HttpNotificationChannel.Find(channelName);
// If the channel was not found, then create a new connection to the push service.
if (pushChannel == null)
{
pushChannel = new HttpNotificationChannel(channelName);
...
}
Hope it helps

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