GCM

[skliz4rel]

I want to develop a simple instant messaging application like whatsapp. I discovered the GCM cloud push system from google. I used it to do simple stuffs and it worked. but I noticed that for it to work you have to add a google account of every device that is lower that android 4.0. My question is this supposing I have a production Instant Messaging app that is using GCM.
Does this mean that my users must add a google account before they can use my application?

All instant messaging application that I know of once you install you can use without adding google account on your android phones. how did they do theirs. Please I need advice cos I am new to instant messaging apps on android.

 

[babus]

The GCM-enabled Android application that is running on a device. This must be a 2.2 Android device that has Google Play Store installed, and it must have at least one logged in Google account if the device is running a version lower than Android 4.0.4. Alternatively, for testing you can use an emulator running Android 2.2 with Google APIs.

 

Ref from 

http://developer.android.com/google/gcm/gcm.html

http://developer.android.com/google/gcm/adv.html

 

 

 

I want to develop a simple instant messaging application like whatsapp. I discovered the GCM cloud push system from google. I used it to do simple stuffs and it worked. but I noticed that for it to work you have to add a google account of every device that is lower that android 4.0. My question is this supposing I have a production Instant Messaging app that is using GCM.
Does this mean that my users must add a google account before they can use my application?

All instant messaging application that I know of once you install you can use without adding google account on your android phones. how did they do theirs. Please I need advice cos I am new to instant messaging apps on android.

 

[belkinlamos]

Heard that GCM is not much stable. I am looking for an alternative solution.