iOS Question Explanations of Various Notifications please

[db0070]

What are differences and functions of the various notifications:-
1. Firebase Push Notifications
2. Firebase Push Notification without Server
3. Silent Notification
4. Local Notification
5. any others?

Do I understand correctly that any notification via Firebase is sent to all devices fired by the server, while local and silent notifications are fired by the individual apps?

 

[DonManfred]

Do I understand correctly that any notification via Firebase is sent to all devices fired by the server

Not 100% right. Firebase does send the Notification to all devices which subscribed to a specific topic. Each device can register to different (multiple!) Topics.
You also can send a Notification to a specific device instead of a Topic.
In both cases Firebase Servers are sending the Notification.

while local and silent notifications are fired by the individual apps

for example your own app, yes.

 

[db0070]

Not 100% right. Firebase does send the Notification to all devices which subscribed to a specific topic. Each device can register to different (multiple!) Topics.

Can a device create its own topic and subscribe to it?

 

[db0070]

I just realised, I have posted this in B4A - I wanted to to post this in B4i !!!!!
But I am also keen to understand it for B4A as well

 

[DonManfred]

Can a device create its own topic and subscribe to it?

You device can subscribe to any topic you like.

    fm.SubscribeToTopic("general") 'you can subscribe to more topics

You can create your own topics but be sure that you know about these new topics if you want to send a Notification....

 

[Erel]

Local notifications are not related to push notifications: Scheduling local notifications

Silent notifications are special kind of push notifications: Silent Push Notifications