Setting up Push Notifications in Ionic Capacitor for iOS

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

  1. Ionic Capacitor Project: Create an Ionic Capacitor project or use an existing one as the foundation for your iOS app.
  2. Apple Developer Account: You need an Apple Developer account to enable push notifications for iOS.
  3. Xcode: Install Xcode, Apple's integrated development environment (IDE), on your macOS.

Steps To Set Up Push Notifications in Ionic Capacitor for iOS

Follow these steps to configure push notifications for your Ionic Capacitor iOS app:

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What Are Push Notifications?

A push notification is a popup message similar to an SMS. Push notifications work the same as SMS text messages and mobile alerts.  This provides the ability to receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded, on a user agent.

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How to Integrate and Test Push Notifications for Your Apps

Push notifications

This article will help you understand the importance of push notifications in mobile apps. It will also help you understand how to integrate and test push notifications for your applications.

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What Is a Push Notification?

Push Notifications are small automated messages or mobile alerts that pop up on mobile devices. These messages are sent by the application to a user irrespective of whether the user is active on the app. Push notifications are directly sent from the server whenever new content is uploaded. For example, a notification giving an update on a current crisis from a news app.