{"id":338572,"date":"2021-09-13T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-are-push-notifications\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:00:42","slug":"what-are-push-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-push-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Are Push Notifications?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c9747ee8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c9747ee8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-push-notifications\/#A_Brief_History_of_Push_Notifications\" >A Brief History of Push Notifications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-push-notifications\/#But_What_Is_a_Push_Notification\" >But What Is a Push Notification?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-push-notifications\/#Even_Better_Push_Notifications\" >Even Better Push Notifications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-push-notifications\/#Push_Notifications_iPhone_vs_Android\" >Push Notifications: iPhone vs Android<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Are Push Notifications?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-752036 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3D-Notification-Icon.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3D-Notification-Icon.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/simple-notification-bell-icon-isolated-on-1698258787\" data-credittext=\"FOTOSPLASH\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/simple-notification-bell-icon-isolated-on-1698258787\">FOTOSPLASH\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In our always-connected world, we\u2019re constantly being barraged with notifications. There are plenty of different types of notifications, but one term you\u2019ve probably seen a lot is \u201cPush Notifications.\u201d We\u2019ll explain what you need to know about them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Brief_History_of_Push_Notifications\"><\/span>A Brief History of Push Notifications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several different types of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Push_technology\">push technology<\/a>,\u201d but the push notifications that we see every day on smartphones can be traced back to 2009. This is when <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le released a push notification service for iPhone developers.<\/p>\n<p>It may sound crazy today, but getting a notification from an app that wasn\u2019t running in the background was kind of a big deal back then. Push notifications changed all that. Suddenly, iPhone users could get notifications about <em>anything<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Push notifications on the iPhone were such a big deal that a whole ecosystem of apps cropped up around the feature. <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boxcar.io\/client\">Boxcar<\/a> <\/em>was a very popular app that could get push notifications for apps that didn\u2019t have it yet. People were more excited about notifications than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Android was not far behind. Google released its own service in 2010, which brought push notifications to Android developers. However, Google took push notifications even further. In 2013, it added \u201crich notifications,\u201d which can contain images and action buttons.<\/p>\n<p>Apple followed Google\u2019s lead and added action buttons to notifications in 2014. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at today. Billions of notifications are being pushed to devices every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why Every App Pushes Notifications Now, and How to Stop It<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_What_Is_a_Push_Notification\"><\/span>But What <em>Is<\/em> a Push Notification?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-752061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alerts-are-presented-in-three-locations-1024x473-e1630096212254.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"iPhone notification types.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Apple\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now that we know where push notifications came from, let\u2019s talk about what they are and how they work. Basically, any time you get a notification on your phone from an app, it\u2019s a push notification.<\/p>\n<p>When someone likes your photo on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and your screen lights up and says \u201cFriend liked your photo,\u201d that\u2019s a push notification. When you have a calendar event coming up and you get a notification that says \u201cEven in 30 minutes,\u201d that\u2019s a push notification.<\/p>\n<p>This all may sound pretty simple, but there\u2019s a lot going on in the background. When you install an app, its unique identifier is registered with the operating system\u2019s push notification service. The app publisher also stores the registration details.<\/p>\n<p>These\u00a0unique identifiers are what allows the app, your device, and the operating system to talk to each other securely. Someone likes your photo, which gets sent to a server, and then it\u2019s sent to the app on your phone, and the OS displays it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Stop Notifications from Turning on Your iPhone Screen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Even_Better_Push_Notifications\"><\/span>Even Better Push Notifications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-752079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/notification-actions_2x-e1630098577644.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Android notification\" width=\"500\" height=\"186\" data-credittext=\"Android Developers\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Android Developers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s not just one type of push notification. As mentioned above, both Apple and Google support their own version of \u201crich notifications\u201d for iOS and Android. This is the most common type of push notification you see today.<\/p>\n<p>Early push notifications were extremely basic. They might just show the name of the app and then you would tap it to open the app. It might not even take you to what actually triggered the notification.<\/p>\n<p>We now get a lot more information thanks to these \u201crich notifications.\u201d You can see a preview of who\u2019s at your front door from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/68908\/at-60-rings-new-video-doorbell-is-smaller-in-size-and-price\/\">Ring<\/a> app. Entire text messages can be read and responded to from the notification. You can archive an email from Gmail without opening the app.<\/p>\n<p>Rich notifications have taken push notifications from the basic \u201cyou might want to look at this\u201d to \u201chere\u2019s everything you need to know without opening the app.\u201d Makes life a lot easier.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Push_Notifications_iPhone_vs_Android\"><\/span>Push Notifications: iPhone vs Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-752063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rendered2x-1584047740.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Asking Permission to Use Notifications\" width=\"471\" height=\"335\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s a pretty big difference in how the iPhone (iOS) and Android handle push notifications. iOS is an opt-in model, while Android is an opt-out model.<\/p>\n<p>That means when you install an app on your iPhone, you will be asked if you want to allow it to send notifications to your device. On Android, the app can send notifications right from the start. It\u2019s up to you to turn them off.<\/p>\n<p>Android\u2019s approach may be better for app developers as it\u2019s much easier to get a notification in front of someone\u2019s face. However, it can lead to a lot of frustration. Thankfully, Android does a lot for quite a lot of notification customization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Are Android Notification Channels?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>At the end of the day, a push notification is really exactly what it sounds like. Something happens that an app thinks you\u2019ll want to know about and it \u201cpushes\u201d a notification to your device. A lot went into making that notification happen, but now it\u2019s there for you to dismiss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Get Android Notifications on a Windows 10 PC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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