React Native Push Notifications: Mostly every business owner is utilizing the latest push notifications marketing strategy which literally brings a strong impact on your users’ minds that eventually increases your business app engagements. And when this happens, it further helps you in increasing your conversion rate and customer retention rate as well. That’s why most business persons these days are creating their business mobile apps so that they can directly pitch their customers and make them aware of their brands.
So, with the help of these push notifications, most business organizations are getting results that they had always wanted. And if you are a business person then you can also get the same benefit as others by implementing these react-native push notifications to your iOs and android business apps.
Now, if you are thinking about how to set up these React Native Push Notifications with your business applications then you don’t need to worry because this is really an easy procedure that is hardly going to take 20 minutes. Here, I am going to provide the complete guide by which you can easily install these react-native push notifications to your iOS and Android app versions. But before that, let’s have a quick look at the essential requirements that you must need to have with you:
Key Requirements:
Following are the required elements that you will need for both iOS and for Android as well:
- Node.js – JavaScript
- V8-3 (v8.3) or other relevant secondary versions
- React Native Version 0.60 (react-native >= 0.60.0)
Further, you will need some separate elements each for iOS and Android versions which are mentioned below:
For Android Platform:
- Pre-installed upgraded Google Play Services version in any android device either it’s mobile or tab.
- Already Set Firebase Account.
- Official Android Integrated Development Environment (IDE) – Android Studio
For iOS Platform:
- An upgraded iOS device either iPhone or iPad.
- Push Certificate for iOS
- Apple’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE) – XCode
Apart from these, you must have the updated version of SDK (Software Development Kit) which is 2.
Now, if you are all set with the pre-requirements then you can start the implementing procedure with iOS as well as android.
Step 1: Start with New Project:
Here, start with creating a new project on wonderpush.
And then pick Android or iOS accordingly.
Now, if you already have the project created with wonderpush, then simply add Android or iOS to any ongoing project by making few changes in settings.
Step 2: Add the Credentials:
For your android system, you need to add here your Firebase account. And for doing this, follow the given steps:
- First of all, you need to find the server key which you need to copy right now. Along with that, you will also find there your sender id. All this you are going to find in the firebase cloud settings where you can simply click on the project settings and then choose the cloud messaging tab.
- Then land on the dashboard page by wonderpush. Here you will find the settings page where you need to click the ‘platforms’ and then simply choose ‘Android Application’.
- After this, you can paste the ‘Server Key’ which you copied earlier.
- Then finally click on the Save button.
By doing this, you will be able to save your android credential.
Now if you are looking for setting up credentials for the iOS platform, then here you will be required to upload your push certificate which you can easily do by following the given steps:
- First of all, locate for the settings option.
- Choose platforms.
- Then click on the iOS application.
- After choosing this, you will be asked to fill up the given details. On this page, firstly upload your push certificate by hitting the Browse button.
- On the same page, you will be asked to fill in the password which will be optional for you. So, you can fill this in also if you know the appropriate password.
After this, make sure that you have configured the sandbox and production as well.
Step 3: Implement SDK (Software Development Kit):
Here you need to start coding your react native business app, then add on react native SDK by wonderpush.
Now for iOS, you will be additionally required for adding the device capabilities and notification service extension as well.
For adding device capabilities:
First, choose the signing and capabilities then click on ‘+capabilities’ where you can add push notifications and background modes as device capabilities.
For adding the notification service extension:
- Go to your XCode.
- Choose File.
- Then select Target.
- And finally, click on ‘Notification Service Extension’ where you can add ‘WonderPushNotificationServiceExtension’ as your target name.
Step 4: Set Up the Appropriate Code:
- Go to the setting page then choose platforms.
- Here your need to note down your Clients I’d and Password as well.
Now, you need to add the appropriate code for your users which will allow them to subscribe for receiving these react-native push notifications from your business app.
So, for different platforms, you need to set this code in different ways:
For Android Platform:
For setting up this code, you need to open the Official Android Integrated Development Environment i.e. Android Studio and configure this with the android software development kit by wonderpush.
For iOS Platform:
Now for setting up this code in iOS, you need to open Apple’s Integrated Development Environment i.e. XCode then add your client’s id and password which you have noted from above and you are all done.
Conclusion:
Here we have provided the complete detail about setting up the react-native push notifications on different platforms i.e. iOS and Android. So, follow the above-given instructions and implement this push notification strategy along with your business app and grow your business.
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