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In this manual we will describe how to integrate Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) within your app and later how to integrate with the Appoxee messaging service in your app.  http://developer.android.com/guide/google/gcm/index.html 
It is recomended to have two Appoxee Applications for each one of your apps. One for development and one for Production. This way you will always be able to send test messages and to test all the functionalities without affecting the Production app. 
Below are the steps for enabling Android push notifications:childrenThis document explains how to setup an application that enables sending and receiving Android Push Notifications, and then adding this application to the Appoxee messaging service.

The application setup process consists of the following steps:

  • Step A: Google Setup for Appoxee Standalone – allow your app to send and receive Push Notifications.
    This is done by creating an Android app, get a Google Project ID and an API key, and then enable the Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) service. 
Note

An application has two environments: Development and Production.
Since GCM serves all Push notifications, you must distinguish between the Development and Production environments through your Appoxee setup.
The best practice is to create a separate app for each environment (these two apps may share the same Google Project ID and API key).

Once you complete the Android Application Setup process, your next task is to add Push notifications to your code (see Appoxee Android SDK Integration).