iOS Production Setup

Follow these steps to get Native Notify push notifications working in iOS production mode.

Required:

You must follow the Start Here instructions BEFORE you set up iOS production push notifications. iOS production push notifications will not work without first following the Start Here instructions.

Setup

1

Run eas build

Run this command in your Expo project terminal:

eas build
2

Select a platform

Select platform "iOS".

3

Select a distribution certificate

Answer "Yes" to the "Reuse this distribution certificate?" question, or answer "Yes" to let EAS create a new one for you if you do not already have a distribution certificate.

Note:

You can reuse distribution certificates for multiple apps.

4

Select Apple provisioning profile

Answer "Yes" to the "Generate a new Apple Provisioning Profile?" question.

5

Setup push notifications

Answer "Yes" to the "Would you like to set up Push Notifications for your project?" question.

6

Setup push key

Answer "Yes" to the "Reuse this Push Key?" question, or answer "Yes" to let EAS create a new one if you do not already have a push key.

Note:

You can reuse push keys for multiple apps.

7

Publish your app

Once your iOS build is complete, run this command in your terminal to publish your iOS app to the Apple App Store:

eas submit --platform ios

Send yourself a push notification

Congratulations! You can now send yourself a push notifications in iOS production mode. You can test iOS push notifications by installing your new app in TestFlight and sending yourself a push notification.

You can send a push notification to yourself using the Send Push Notification Form in your NativeNotify.com app or using the API instructions below:

Send Mass Push Notification API

Post to this URL:

https://app.nativenotify.com/api/notification

Use this POST body (replacing the 'dateSent' with your current date as a string):

{
  appId: app-id-as-a-number,
  appToken: "app-token-as-a-string",
  title: "Push title here as a string",
  body: "Push message here as a string",
  dateSent: "put your date here as a string"
}

Notes:

  • Push notifications will NOT work on an emulator/simulator. Push notifications only work on an actual device.
  • If you are using a non-javascript based server language like Python, specify that this is an 'application/json' post type in your post header.