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The developer's guide to push notifications

The developer's guide to push notifications

This guide covers everything you need to know about implementing push notifications, starting at a high level so you know exactly what you’re implementing, before diving into the nuts-and-bolts details engineers need to ship a rock-solid push notification system.

Contents

1.0 Introduction to push notifications
  • 1.1What are push notifications?
  • 1.2How push notifications work
  • 1.3Challenges for mobile developers
2.0 Core components of push notification systems
  • 2.1Device token registration
  • 2.2Provider authentication setup
  • 2.3Notification payload structure
  • 2.4The sending pipeline
3.0 The technical implementation of push notifications
  • 3.1Scaling with message queues
  • 3.2Rate limiting strategies
  • 3.3Security and token management
  • 3.4Monitoring and analytics
  • 3.5Performance optimization
4.0 Building a robust preference system
  • 4.1Setting up your preference architecture
  • 4.2How to check user preferences
  • 4.3Platform-specific considerations
  • 4.4How to sync device permissions
  • 4.5Key implementation tips
5.0 Deciding how to deliver your push notifications
  • 5.1Option 1: Build your own push notification system
  • 5.2Option 2: Use a dedicated notification platform
  • 5.3Ship push notifications that work
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