I have a web service running on an IIS 7.5. I want to provide push notifications to my clients. I’m considering using SignalR but in order to get rid of a client library dependency I’m also considering using only one of techniques used in SignalR (Websockets, Forever Frame, Server Sent Events).
I know I can’t use Websockets in IIS 7.5 therefore this is not an option at the moment. I think I could use Forever Frame for IE and SSE for the other browsers so I would be good to go for browsers.
My question is regarding native mobile apps: Can I use Forever Frame and/or Server Sent Events in iOS, Android and Windows native apps?
SSE is natively supported by Safari, Chrome and Firefox in both desktop and mobile versions.
SSE is not supported natively by IE (but can be emulated with https://github.com/Yaffle/EventSource) and it's not supported by Android's built-in crappy "Browser" (that rubbish doesn't support anything...)