[indigane]

We already have a Push API specification that supports arbitrary push server URLs and self-hosting. It's called the Web Push API, although it can be used for mobile push as well.

The only problem is that no one is using it.

A bit longer comment on it:

https://gist.github.com/indigane/70ed13d5287c2d18b3e8e5d4f0c...

[yencabulator]

First of all, that's a browser API while the article is talking about an Android app.

Second, the Web Push API is just a unified API for websites to use Google/Apple/Mozilla notification services, which the article is trying to avoid.