How to avoid delay in Android GCM messages / change heartbeat

Question

I\'ve been reading many posts regarding a GCM issue that affects some people. It seems that in some devices/routers/carriers the notifications suffer delays. I\'ve experienc

Answer 1

I would put this as a comment in the first answer but I don't have enough reputation.

I had a similar issue and I solved it executing the code below before calling my webservice.

context.sendBroadcast(new Intent("com.google.android.intent.action.GTALK_HEARTBEAT"));
context.sendBroadcast(new Intent("com.google.android.intent.action.MCS_HEARTBEAT"));

Hope it help you!