iPhone - Is it possible to override silent mode or have a recursive alert sound with push notification? [closed]

Question

I'm trying to write an application for the iPhone where the user will be notified of events such as deadlines. I am looking to override the silent mode and possibly have the notification sound loop until the user activates the application. Any info or documentation would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Overriding the OS sound settings in this manner, even if it were possible, would surely result in rejection during the review stages (if the reviewer caught this behaviour).

Think about what you're doing, and ask yourself if you think your user would appreciate this "feature". To me, the answer is clearly no.

Answer 2

Apple tends not to permit activities that could be so easily used to abuse the user. If I enable silent mode, there's a reason.