iOS Question Explanations of Various Notifications please

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db0070

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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?
 
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DonManfred

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db0070 said:
Do I understand correctly that any notification via Firebase is sent to all devices fired by the server
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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.

db0070 said:
while local and silent notifications are fired by the individual apps
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for example your own app, yes.
 
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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
 
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db0070 said:
Can a device create its own topic and subscribe to it?
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You device can subscribe to any topic you like.
B4X: 
    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....
 
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