Liquid Daffodil has unveiled to Windows Phone Central a new notification system that will provide developers on all Microsoft platforms the ability to tap into services offered by the team. What we're looking at here is an encrypted, cross-platform notification service for Windows and Windows Phone, hosted on the Azure cloud. So what could this mean for consumers should developers hop on and implement the system into apps? Think unified Notification Center and you've got the idea.

Unification (as it's branded) is app-centric, requiring developer participation and user "opt in" for authorisation, much like similar third-party offerings such as Tweet Marker for those obsessed with Twitter. Users will be able to download the Unification app for platforms of choice and may then synchronise notifications across devices by authenticating with a Microsoft Account. The plan is to offer a seamless experience. Best VPN providers 2020: Learn about ExpressVPN, NordVPN & more So how can developers get involved and leverage Unification for their content? Developers will request an Access Key that will be associated to a specific app

They can simply update their existing notification code to include a single, lightweight, REST-based call to the Unification Cloud Service

It's then optional to associate a file extension with the connected app (for direct app access) Unification has the potential to be fairly big for the platforms since Microsoft currently doesn't have a centralised notification centre for Windows and Windows Phone, which is where Unification could enter with a solution. The only issue will be apps that have not yet taken advantage of the new notification service, especially since this is an opt-in service.