GCM msg delivery times are WILDLY erratic

Question

I\'ve setup an Android app with GCM support, and have a little test app to send a msg to the app. When I run the App in the emulator, I can see (via logging msgs) that it re

Answer 1

You cannot guarantee fast delivery because GCM to device connectivity may be poor as CommonsWare has pointed out. There are however, two possible delays in the delivery train: 1) GCM connecting to the phone (as mentioned previously) and 2) The delay in the message actually being sent out from the GCM server. If you set the 'time_to_live' parameter to 0 seconds in your sending application, then you can at least test where the delay is occurring.

A value of 0 seconds means that the message will be sent immediately and if delivery is unsuccessful, the message will be discarded on the GCM server. It is not a practical value for real life use, but will enable you to find out which part of the delivery train is causing the delay.