How could I send messages from the cloud to Android ?

Question

I know of the existence of GCM , but it seems to me too complex , there is an easier way?

In case you don’t know any GCM appreciate.

Answer 1

parse.com has a very simple push service to use.

1. Arrow the web permissions

2. Initializes the service in your application in the Oncreate method

   Parse.initialize(this, "YOUR_APP_ID", "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY");

3. Enables to receive notification

   ParsePush.subscribeInBackground("", new SaveCallback() {
     @Override
     public void done(ParseException e) {
       if (e == null) {
         Log.d("com.parse.push", "successfully subscribed to the broadcast channel.");
       } else {
         Log.e("com.parse.push", "failed to subscribe for push", e);
       }
     }
   });
   

Then just push through the web interface:

Follows documentation https://parse.com/tutorials/android-push-notifications