Google Cloud Messaging - CCS (XMPP) vs HTTP server

Question

I\'ve read the documentation https://developer.android.com/google/gcm/index.html

and the only difference I can see is that a CCS (XMPP) based server allows bi-direct

Answer 1

unfortunately google cloud platform will disable the XMPP API after a year https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/deprecations/xmpp

I'd choose XMPP to save devices battery cause its one of the big concern nowadays!