Sending notifications
Tiles, secondary tiles, lock screen tiles, and toast can be updated through several types of notifications. These notifications can be generated via a local API call or from a call to some service running on the cloud. Additionally, there are four different notification delivery methods that can send tile and badge updates and toast notifications. These methods include the following:
Local: It sends notifications while the app is running either on the screen or in the background to update an app tile or badge, or pops up a toast notification.
Scheduled: It sends a notification at a certain time that is known in advance; for example, a reminder for an upcoming appointment.
Periodic: It sends notifications in a periodic manner by polling for new content from a cloud server at fixed time intervals; for example, updating the weather every 12 hours. Periodic notifications work with tiles and badges but are not suitable for toasts.
Push: It sends notifications from a cloud server...
