I know C2DM seems to be messaged about to death, but I can not find my issue with the others listed here at stackOverflow.
So everything works, I register, I get my AuthCode, I send the Push, I receive the push. The only thing i noticed though is that I never see the push in the top corner screen of the of the phone where like the SMS messages do. Is that something I have to code specifically? if so, where can I find resources to do that ?
I have only done a Week's worth of android development, so I am a little green with the basics if this was covered somewhere in 101.
Yes, if you want a notification to appear, you will need to code that. Take a look at the NotificationManager api.