Is there a technical possibility to avoid using Kony Messaging Service (KMS) and deploy an SDK in the Kony-based mobile app that communicates directly with the push notification services (APSN for iOS & FCM/GCM for Android)?

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Mobile applications built using Kony Platform / Framework expose a service name "Kony Message Service / KMS" that communicates with the native push notification services available by mobile OS (iOS/Android).

Is there a technical possibility to avoid using KMS and deploy an SDK in the Kony-based mobile app that communicates directly with the push notification services (APSN for iOS & FCM/GCM for Android)?

How can this be performed?

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Yes, this can be done using FFIs.

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Thank you. Finally an answer in the community..

Can you please elaborate? Any limitation on the SDK package size?

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@Svwvh Hendewson​ You can write an FFI/NFI to connect to the push notification services and integrate that FFI/NFI with the Kony App.

For More details about FFI/NFI, please refer https://basecamp.kony.com/s/article-detail/a046A00000CbHMIQA3/support-for-nfiffi-in-kony-visualizer

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@Tim Gwvhvm​ Thank you for your feedback.. I want to confirm if I understood you correctly..

Kony does not support my 3rd party push notification SDK that I can simply deploy into mobile app, the same way I can do (for example) with Cordova. Alternatively, I need to rewrite the functions and calls for push notifications and feedback, so technically re-write an SDK specific for Kony..

What I want to integrate the SDK of Acoustic Campaign aka: Watson Campaign Automation [WCA], Silverpop). Here are some reference links:

https://developer.ibm.com/customer-engagement/docs/watson-marketing/ibm-engage-2/mobile-push/

https://developer.ibm.com/customer-engagement/tutorials/mobile-app-messaging-tutorials-master/

Please do let me know how to go about this..

Thank you.

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@Svwvh Hendewson​ You don't have to re-write anything specific to Kony here. As I can see on the shared links, there are SDKs available for iOS and Android. You can integrate them to Kony apps using FFIs.

We do support integration with Cordova Plugins, you can find more details here : https://docs.kony.com/konylibrary/visualizer/visualizer_user_guide/Content/CreateCordovaApplications.htm

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@Svwvh Hendewson​, did Amitabh's response help? If so, click [Select as Best] to close out this thread. Thanks!

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Hello @Jvne Dickens​ and thank you for your follow up..

I still didn't quiet get the what I was looking for. I sent a follow to Amitabh.

Thank you..