{"id":75,"date":"2023-07-10T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/tech\/?p=75"},"modified":"2023-07-15T22:38:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T22:38:51","slug":"what-are-push-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/tech\/ecommerce\/what-are-push-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Push Notifications? Everything You Need To Know","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Push notifications, also called server-push notification, is the supply of information from a software application to a computing device without a specific request from the client. It is a powerful mobile-first communication channel that consists of short messages sent to user devices by a mobile app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These messages, which appear as small pop-ups, can show up on your desktop browser, phone home screen, or in your device notification center from a mobile app. You can also view them from your device’s lock screen even when an app is not in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where mobile<\/a> push notifications are sent to smartphone users via a mobile app, web<\/a> push notifications appear via a web browser from a website to a user’s desktop or mobile device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Push notifications are used by every successful app in the market today. Unlike other communication channels like email, they are designed to be viewed in real time with the purpose of triggering immediate engagement. They can be used to convey reminders, updates, promotions, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History and Development of Push Notifications<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apple was the first to introduce push notifications in 2009, using the Apple Push Notification service<\/a> (APNs) to support it on iOS devices. This service enables app developers to transmit information to all devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google launched its own version of the service for Android devices in 2010, called Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM). It replaced this with Google Cloud Messaging — now known as F<\/a>irebase Cloud Messaging<\/a> — in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Google introduced rich notifications and action buttons, which allowed developers to integrate enhanced features into push notifications for Android devices. These rich notifications fall into four categories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n